Manoj Giri v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail (anticipatory bail) granted conditionally; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15130 of 2026, decided 25-03-2026, Purnendu Singh, J.; Raghunathpur P.S. Case No. 356/2025, East Champaran; offences under BNS Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(2), 109, 351(2), 3(5); assault on informant and family over land dispute; 20-25 unknown accused; compromise/settlement dated 24.12.2025, Annexure P/2, paragraph no.9 of bail application; simple injuries per doctor's opinion (counsel's submission); reliance on Naushey Ali vs. State of U.P., (2025) 4 SCC 78; condition to file duly sworn joint compromise petition before District Court; verification of criminal antecedents, order loses force if other cases found; State of Bihar represented by APP Nirmal Kumar Sinha; petitioners' counsel Bhola Prasad.
What did the court decide?
Pre-arrest bail granted to all four petitioners, conditional on their filing a duly sworn joint compromise petition before the learned District Court and subject to verification of their criminal antecedents (order to lose force automatically if involvement in other cases is found); terms and conditions to be fixed by the learned District Court.