Patna High Court
Ravi KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners subject to bond and surety conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
Summary
The petitioners, Ravi Kumar and Mukesh Kumar, were implicated in a case (PS Parbatta Case No. 261 of 2025) alleging multiple offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including assault and rioting. The informant, who is an agnate of the petitioners, claimed that the petitioners assaulted him and others during a land‑related altercation on 11‑7‑2025. The petitioners contended that they have clean antecedents, were falsely implicated due to a land dispute, and that the injuries described were either simple or not caused by them. They applied for anticipatory bail to avoid arrest, while the State opposed the relief. The Court, after considering the submissions, granted anticipatory bail subject to a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties, invoking Section 482(2) of the BNSS. The order was pronounced by Justice Satyavrat Verma of the Patna High Court.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in view of the alleged offences and the claim of false implication.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 109(1), 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 191(2), 351(2), 352, 482(2), 74, 76
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- false implication
- land dispute
- assault
- criminal procedure
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Section 482
- clean antecedent
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86972 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-261 Year-2025 Thana- PARBATTA District- Khagaria
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1. Ravi Kumar S/O Late Muneshwar Singh R/O Vill - Karna, ward no.- 10,
P.S- Parbatta,Dist- Khagaria
2. Mukesh Kumar S/O Manik Lal Singh. R/O Vill - Karna, ward no.- 10, P.S-
Parbatta,Dist- Khagaria.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Mritunjay Kumar
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 12-03-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2),
126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 352, 351(2), 74 and 76 of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and the informant
alleges that while he was going to his field on 11-7-2025 at 4
pm with his tractor to till the land, when he was intercepted by 9
accused persons including four women accused and they started
abusing, on protest, Ravi caught the informant while
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Dharmendra assaulted by rod causing injury on head, thereafter
Dharmendra assaulted Shambhu causing injury on head, further
Deepak and Mukesh assaulted Mankeshwar by lathi causing
swelling on head and Deepak caught Premlata by hair and
dashed her on the ground and thereafter assaulted her. It is next
alleged that Deepak and Mukesh also assaulted those who came
to save them.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case by
the informant. It is next submitted that petitioner and the
informant are agnates and are having dispute relating to land. It
is further submitted that on the date of occurrence, an altercation
took place with regard to the dispute relating to land and both
sides assaulted each other. It is next submitted that as far as
petitioners are concerned, it is alleged against petitioner no. 1
that he caught the informant and thereafter Dharmendra
assaulted him by rod and as far as petitioner no. 2 is concerned,
the allegation against him is of assaulting Mankeshwar, along
with Deepak. It is further submitted that injury suffered by the
informant and Mankeshwar has been opined to be simple and
the injury suffered by Premlata has been opined to be grievous
but then Deepak is alleged to have assaulted Premlata. It is also
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submitted that petitioners are not criminals.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the
event of their arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks
from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail
bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
trial court where the case is pending/successor court in
connection with Parbatta P.S. Case No. 261 of 2025, subject to
the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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