Patna High Court
Vidyanand MishraversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- ARUN KUMAR JHA
Holding
The court granted bail to the petitioner, subject to a bail bond and specified conditions.
Summary
Vidyanand Mishra was arrested in connection with a case alleging assault on his brother, the informant, using an iron rod and iron mushal, resulting in head injuries. The petitioner claimed he was falsely implicated, asserting the incident was a mutual fight stemming from a family dispute over a passage, and that both parties sustained injuries. The State opposed bail, emphasizing the specific allegation of a serious assault causing a fracture. The court considered the charge sheet, the petitioner’s custody period, his prior bail case, and the familial relationship, and applied Section 480(3) of the BNSS. It ordered the release of the petitioner on bail of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and imposed conditions including presence in court and a relative as a bailor. The bail was granted subject to compliance with the stipulated conditions.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the accused under Section 480(3) of the BNSS given the nature of the alleged offences and the petitioner’s prior case.
Legislation cited
- BNS — s. 109(1), 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 303(2), 324(4), 326(f), 326(g), 3(5), 480(3), 62, 74
Subjects
- bail
- assault
- criminal procedure
- Section 480
- family dispute
- false implication
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.916 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-473 Year-2025 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga
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Vidyanand Mishra, S/O Ramesh Chandra Mishra, R/O Village-Darhar, P.S-
Bahadurpur, District -Darbhanga
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Girish Chandra Jha, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Anand Kishore Choudhary,, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA
ORAL ORDER
2 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in
connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 473 of 2025,
registered for the alleged offences under Sections 126(2),
115(2), 117(2), 109(1), 324(4), 326(f), 326(g), 62, 303(2), 74,
3(5) of BNS, 2023.
3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner and other co-
accused persons assaulted the informant with iron rod and iron
mushal causing injury to him. The informant received an injury
on his head.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this
case. The petitioner and the informant are brothers and there is
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dispute over passage between them. For the same occurrence,
the petitioner’s side has lodged Bahadurpur P.S. Case No.474 of
2025 in which the daughter of the petitioner has received serious
injuries. The petitioner and the informant both are office clerks
of learned Advocates in Darbhanga Civil Court. The informant
sustained only simple/superficial injuries and no offence under
Section 109 BNS is made out. It is a case of free fight in which
both the sides received injuries. The petitioner is in custody
since 23.11.2025 and charge sheet has been submitted. The
petitioner is having antecedent of one case in which he is on
bail.
5. Learned APP vehemently opposes the submission
made on behalf the petitioner. The learned APP submits that
there is specific allegation against the petitioner that he
assaulted the informant by using iron mushal causing fracture of
his head.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and
submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the
case and counter case of the parties and relationship and further
considering the submission of charge sheet and period of
custody of the petitioner, he is directed to be released on bail on
furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two
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sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned
Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IX, Darbhanga/court
concerned, in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 473 of
2025, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480 (3) of
BNSS and also the following conditions :
(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of
the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each
and every date fixed by the court below.
(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive
dates or in violation of the terms of the bail,
the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to
be cancelled by the court concerned.
(Arun Kumar Jha, J)
V.K.Pandey/-
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