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Patna High Court

Pintu RaiversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
BAIL GRANTED

Holding

The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners subject to the conditions specified under the BNSS.

Summary

Petitioners Pintu Rai and Jeyee Rai sought anticipatory bail in connection with a FIR alleging offences under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, arising from a land dispute. The State opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the alleged offences and the petitioners' criminal antecedents. The petitioners argued that the case stemmed from a private land dispute and that they were innocent. The Court examined the applicability of anticipatory bail under Section 2(1)(d) and the discretion under Section 482(2) of the BNSS. Considering the circumstances, the Court ordered that the petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, subject to a bond of Rs.30,000 each and specific conditions including appearance before the trial court and verification of criminal antecedents.

Issues considered

  • Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 despite the alleged offences.
  • Whether the petitioners' prior criminal antecedents and the nature of the land dispute preclude the grant of bail.
  • What conditions may be imposed under Section 2(1)(d) and Section 482(2) of the BNSS when granting anticipatory bail.

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • anticipatory bail
  • land dispute
  • criminal antecedent
  • Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
  • Section 2(1)(d)
  • Section 482(2)
  • bail conditions

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36075 of 2026
                     Arising Out of PS. Case No.-291 Year-2025 Thana- DUMARIAGHAT District- East
                                                       Champaran

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           1.     Pintu Rai Son of Jeyee Rai @ Jayi Rai Resident Of Village -Dhangarha,
                  Dumariyaghat PS -Dumariyaghat, Dist -East Champaran
           2.    Jeyee Rai @ Jayi Rai son of Ram Dayal Rai Resident Of Village
                 -Dhangarha, Dumariyaghat PS -Dumariyaghat, Dist -East Champaran

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s

                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s

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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Pravin Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
                                       ORAL ORDER



2   02-06-2026                  The Court proceeding is being conducted through

                   virtual mode.

                                2.    Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

                   learned APP for the State.

                                3. The petitioners who apprehend arrest in connection

                   with Dumariyaghat P.S. Case No. 291 of 2025, lodged on

                   10.10.2025, for the offences punishable under sections 126(2),

                   115(2), 117(2), 109, 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya

                   Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

                                4. As per the prosecution, the F.I.R. has been lodged
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          against five named accused persons including the present

          petitioner with allegation that the accused persons were

          preparing the house on the share of the informant and when

          informant requested to stop the work, then they all attacked due

          to which injury has been caused.

                       5. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that

          the petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence.

          Counsel submits that from the content of the FIR it is crystal

          clear that the informant and accused petitioners are Gotiya and

          land dispute is going on between them. Counsel further submits

          that Annexure-2 is the case filed before the SDO, bearing Case

          No.593 M/2025 under Section 163 of the BNSS between the

          parties. Counsel further submits that petitioner No.1 has one

          criminal antecedent and petitioner No.2 has two criminal

          antecedents, but it is admitted that land dispute is going on

          between the Gotiyas, which is resulted into scuffling and present

          case has been filed. Counsel further submits that petitioners are

          ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed

          upon them.

                       6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for

          bail of the petitioners but submits that from the content of

          Annexures-1 and 2, it transpires that they are Gotiya and land
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          dispute is going on between them.

                       7. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of

          this case, let the above named petitioners be released on

          anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the

          learned Court below within a period of 4 weeks from today, on

          furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand)

          each as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the

          satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari, East

          Champaran, in connection with Dumariyaghat P.S. Case No.

          291 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2)

          of the BNSS, 2023 and further conditions that:

                       (i). One of the bailor shall be the relative of the

          petitioners;

                       (ii) The petitioners shall appear on each and every

          date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two

          consecutive       dates     without      plausible   reason   will   entail

          cancellation of their bail bonds by the Trial Court itself;

                       (iii) The Trial Court shall verify the criminal

          antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage it is found

          that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedent, the

          Trial Court shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the

          petitioners. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of
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                     the above mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of

                     or in the name of verification.

                                                                          (Dr. Anshuman, J)
Mkr./Bipin/-

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