Sita Ram MandalversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6669 of 2026
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-4 Year-2024 Thana- PRANPUR District- Katihar
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           1.     Sita Ram Mandal S/o Late Santlal Mandal R/o Marocha, PS- Pranpur, Distt-
                  Katihar
           2.    Pinku Mandal @ Pintu Mandal @ Pintu Kumar S/o Sita Ram Mandal R/o
                 Marocha, PS- Pranpur, Distt- Katihar

                                                                                    ... ... Petitioners
                                                        Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                          ... ... Opposite Party
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr Anil Kumar, A.P.P.
                 For the Informant        :        Mr. Bhola Prasad, Advocate
                                          :        Mr. Indrajeet Kumar, Advocate
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   23-03-2026                     Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned

                   counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public

                   Prosecutor for the State.

                               2. Petitioners seek bail who is in custody since

                   13.11.2025 in connection with Pranpur P.S. Case No. 04 of 2024

                   for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307,

                   354(B), 384, 379, 504, 506 and 34 of IPC.

                               3. That the prosecution case, in brief, is that on

                   04.01.2024 when the husband of the informant was talking with

                   his sister at the door, all the named accused persons came there

                   and started to assault, one Pintu Kumar assaulted to her husband

                   Dipak Kumar by the sword on his head for which he got injured,
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          one Lalit Mandal @ Lalit Kumar assaulted to her sister in law

          Archana Devi on head by the Farsa due to which she sustained

          injury. It is next alleged that Puja Kumari and Kiran Devi

          snatched ear ring of Rs. 60,000/- from her sister in law.

                      4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that

          earlier the petitioners have been granted anticipatory bail vide

          order dated 31.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 35475 of 2024.

          Thereafter, the petitioners moved before the Court for

          modifying the order dated 31.07.2024 but the same was

          dismissed by order dated 18.07.2025. Learned counsel for the

          petitioners submits that the learned court below has accepted the

          bail bonds of the petitioners on 24.08.2024, thereafter,

          petitioners have been taken in custody on 13.11.2025. Learned

          counsel for the petitioners submits that due to communication

          gap, the correct criminal antecedents of the petitioners have not

          been furnished in Cr. Misc. No. 35475 of 2024 and the

          petitioners are in custody since 13.11.2025.

                      5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the

          State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently

          opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners and submit that it

          appears from the aforesaid that petitioners have concealed their

          criminal antecedents and petitioners have antecedent of four
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          cases other than the present case but fairly submit that out of

          four cases, petitioners have been acquitted in two cases and two

          cases are pending for consideration before the Court of

          competent law.

                       6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances ,

          let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on

          furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with

          two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the

          learned Court of CJM, Katihar in connection with Pranpur P.S.

          Case No. 04 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:-

                       i. Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be

          properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court

          and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and

          on their absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient

          reason, their bail bond shall be canceled by the Court below.

                       ii. If the petitioners tampers with the evidence or the

          witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to

          move for cancellation of bail.

                       iii. And further condition that the court below 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 court below shall take step for
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                     cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, the

                     acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order

                     shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of

                     verification.



                                            (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Gaurav Sinha/-

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