Patna High Court
Sapan Singh @ Sapan KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
Bail was granted to the petitioner subject to a cash bond and specified conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Sapan Singh, was arrested in connection with a May 2024 incident in which he allegedly assaulted informant Babli Devi with a stick, causing a simple injury and rendering her unconscious, and also assaulted her son. He is charged under IPC Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 504, 506 and 34 and has been in custody since 27 November 2025. The petitioner pleaded that he has a clean criminal antecedent and that the injury inflicted was minor. The prosecution opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the offences, including an attempt to murder. The court, after considering the petitioner’s clean record and the nature of the injury, granted bail on a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and imposed conditions regarding cooperation with the trial and non‑tampering with evidence. The order directs the lower court to verify the petitioner’s antecedent but not to delay the bail on that ground.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the accused despite charges of assault, attempt to murder and other offences under the IPC.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 307, 323, 324, 34, 341, 504, 506
Subjects
- bail
- Indian Penal Code
- assault
- attempt to murder
- common intention
- criminal antecedent
- simple injury
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6910 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-26 Year-2024 Thana- Charkapathar District- Jamui
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Sapan Singh @ Sapan Kumar Son of Shaligram Singh Resident of Village-
Maheshwari, P.S.- Charkapathar, District- Jamui
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 23-03-2026 Heard Mr. Vijay Kumar, learned counsel for the
petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, learned Additional
Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since
27.11.2025 in connection with Charkapathar P.S. Case No. 26 of
2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324,
307, 504, 506 and 34 of IPC.
3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on 06.05
2024, informant Babli devi was at her House, in the meantime,
she heard Hulla Gulla from outside of her house and when son
of the informant namely Ankit Kumar went outside to see then
the F.I.R named accused persons including this petitioner
surrounded him and abused and assaulted him with fists and
slaps. On hulla, when informant came outside to save him, she
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was also assaulted by Sapan Kumar (petitioner) by means of
Tangi on her head twice due to which she sustained injury and
became unconscious. On 07.05.2024, she was Taken to P.H.C.
Sono and from where she was referred to Sadar Hospital Jamui.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner has clean antecedent, although there is specific
allegation against the petitioner in the FIR of assaulting the
informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
although the informant has received the injury but the injury
sustained is simple in nature. It is next submitted that the police
has submitted charge-sheet and the petitioner is in custody since
27.11.2025.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the
State, on the other hand, has vehemently opposed the prayer for
bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
and that petitioner has clean antecedent and the injury sustained
by the informant is simple in nature, let the petitioner, above
named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Jamui in
connection with Charkapathar P.S. Case No. 26 of 2024, subject
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to the following conditions:-
i. Petitioner 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 his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient
reason, his bail bond shall be canceled by the Court below.
ii. If the petitioner 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 petitioner and in case at
any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his
criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for
cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. 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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