Patna High Court
Pramod DasversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
Anticipatory bail was granted to petitioners 2, 6 and 7 subject to conditions, and the applications of petitioners 1, 3, 4 and 5 were disposed with liberty to move before the lower court.
Summary
The petitioners, members of the Pramod Das family, feared arrest in a case concerning alleged assault with swords and lathis over a land dispute, for which they were charged under multiple sections of the Bihar Negotiable Securities Act. The prosecution alleged they injured the informant’s relatives and stole a gold chain. The petitioners contended they were innocent, the dispute had been settled, and they had clean antecedents, seeking anticipatory bail. The court examined the prima facie case and the petitioners’ claims, and granted anticipatory bail to petitioners 2, 6 and 7 subject to a Rs 10,000 bond and conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC and Section 482 BNSS. The applications of petitioners 1, 3, 4 and 5 were disposed, with liberty to approach the lower court to verify any compromise. The order emphasized compliance with bail conditions and verification by the subordinate court.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to petitioners 2, 6 and 7 under Section 438 CrPC
- Whether the prosecution has established a prima facie case warranting denial of bail
- Whether the applications of petitioners 1, 3, 4 and 5 should be dismissed pending verification of compromise
Legislation cited
- Bihar Negotiable Securities Act (BNSS) — s. 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 351(2)(3), 352, 482, 74
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 — s. 438(2)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 438 CrPC
- Section 482 BNSS
- land dispute
- assault
- criminal procedure
- bail conditions
- settlement
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88459 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2025 Thana- Madhusudanpur District- Bhagalpur
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1. Pramod Das S/O Aukat Das R/o Village- Gobindpur, P.S.- Madhusudanpur,
District-Bhagalpur
2. Sabita Devi W/O Pramod Das R/o Village- Gobindpur, P.S.-
Madhusudanpur, District-Bhagalpur
3. Sanjiv Kumar S/O Pramod Das R/o Village- Gobindpur, P.S.-
Madhusudanpur, District-Bhagalpur
4. Nitish Kumar S/O Pramod Das R/o Village- Gobindpur, P.S.-
Madhusudanpur, District-Bhagalpur
5. Sonu Kumar S/O Pramod Das R/o Village- Gobindpur, P.S.-
Madhusudanpur, District-Bhagalpur
6. Sangita Kumari @ Sangita Devi W/O Sanjiv Kumar R/o Village-
Gobindpur, P.S.- Madhusudanpur, District-Bhagalpur
7. Payal Mina @ Payal Devi W/O Sonu Kumar R/o Village- Gobindpur, P.S.-
Madhusudanpur, District-Bhagalpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ambrish Kr Jha, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Uday Pratap Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in
connection with Madhusudanpur P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025
registered for the offence under Sections 126(2)/ 115(2)/ 117(2)/
303(2)/ 74/ 352/ 351(2)(3)/ 3(5) of B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, the accused persons
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armed with swords and lathis assaulted the informant’s parents
and brother over a land dispute, causing head injuries. They
allegedly snatched a gold chain, issued threats, and the injured
were treated in Bhagalpur hospital.
4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the
petitioners that the petitioners are innocent and they have falsely
been implicated in this case. It is next submitted that the parties
have settled their dispute. Petitioners have clean antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this application
on behalf of petitioner nos. 2, 6 and 7 stand allowed.
7. Let the petitioner nos. 2, 6 and 7, above named, in
the event of their arrest or surrender before the concerned Court
below within four weeks from today, 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 J.M. 1st Class, Bhagalpur/ concerned Court below in
connection with Madhusudanpur P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025,
subject to the conditions laid down in Section 438(2) of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Section 482 of the BNSS.
8. So far as petitioner nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 are
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concerned , their application is disposed of with liberty to move
before the learned court below. The learned court below shall
verify the compromise, if any, and pass a reasoned order in
accordance with law.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-
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