Bhulan Yadav @ Bhulan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

Bhulan Yadav @ Bhulan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within six weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Motihari, East Champaran, in connection with Govindganj (Malahi) P.S. Case No. 111 of 2024, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in Govindganj (Malahi) P.S. Case No. 111 of 2024 registered under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 504, 506 and 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, should be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender.

Court's answer

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, the Court directed that the petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks, i.e., anticipatory bail was granted.

Ratio / Principle

The release is conditioned on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each.

Key takeaways

The bail is to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Motihari, East Champaran, in connection with Govindganj (Malahi) P.S. Case No. 111 of 2024, and is subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail granted (Patna High Court, Sunil Dutta Mishra, J., order dated 29-04-2025): Bhulan Yadav @ Bhulan Kumar, apprehending arrest in Govindganj (Malahi) P.S. Case No. 111 of 2024 (District East Champaran) registered under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 504, 506 and 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code, was permitted release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within six weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Motihari, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023. Per the F.I.R., the informant was abused and assaulted with a lathi over demand for dues. Defence submissions recorded: implication due to land dispute and dirty village politics; general and omnibus allegations; case alleged to be a counter blast to Govindganj (Malahi) P.S. Case No. 110 of 2024 lodged by the petitioner's sister; informant's injuries were bruise, laceration and swelling with opinion reserved; petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail and undertook to co-operate in investigation and trial. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21567 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2024 Thana- GOVINDGANJ District- East

Champaran

====================================================== Bhulan Yadav @ Bhulan Kumar S/O Asesar Yadav R/O Vill.- Ramsirya, P.S.Malahi, Dist.- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP

... ... Opposite Party/s

======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

2 29-04-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 504, 506 and 379/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the F.I.R., when the informant demanded his dues amount from the petitioner, he started abusing the informant and also assaulted him with lathi along with the other co-accused persons.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to land dispute and dirty village politics. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Further submission is that the present case is counter blast of Govindganj (Malahi) P.S. Case No. 110 of 2024

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21567 of 2025(2) dt.29-04-2025 2/2

lodged by the sister of the petitioner against the informant of this case. The injuries on the informant are bruise, laceration and swelling and the opinion is reserved. It is next submitted that petitioner has one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the investigation and the trial.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Govindganj (Malahi) P.S. Case No. 111 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)

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