Kundan Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.22697 of 2026, decided 06-05-2026 by Justice S. B. Pd. Singh (oral order): anticipatory bail allowed to Kundan Kumar, Sujit Kumar, Kauleshwar Prasad @ Buchi Yadav, Sikandar Yadav, Abhishek Yadav @ Abhishek Kumar, Niranjan Kumar Yadav and Mausam Kumar, apprehending arrest in Muffasil P.S. Case No. 1115 of 2025, Gaya, under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 132, 109, 323 and 292 BNS, arising from a communal clash between Yadav and Sharma communities on 22.10.2025 during the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections; counsel pleaded false implication and omnibus allegations; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties, Section 482 B.N.S.S. conditions, one bailor a close relative; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all seven petitioners in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 1115 of 2025; release on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, subject to conditions under Section 482 of B.N.S.S., with the condition that one bailor be a close relative of the petitioners.