Arvind Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Arvind Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

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 Judicial Magistrate-I, Samastipur, in connection with Warisnagar P.S. Case No. 276 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in Warisnagar P.S. Case No. 276 of 2025 registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 76, 303(2), 352, 351(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, should be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender.

Court's answer

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of injury, young age of the petitioner and his clean antecedent, the petitioner is to be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks.

Ratio / Principle

Release is conditioned on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Samastipur, in connection with Warisnagar P.S. Case No. 276 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail – Patna High Court (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.), Criminal Miscellaneous No. 24570 of 2026, order dated 17-06-2026 – petitioner apprehending arrest in Warisnagar P.S. Case No. 276 of 2025, District Samastipur, under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 76, 303(2), 352, 351(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita – FIR alleges the accused persons including the petitioner abused the informant, and on objection the petitioner assaulted him with an iron rod and assaulted the informant's son with a kudal, and that the accused persons assaulted the family members of the informant – defence: petitioner and informant are co-sharers with a land dispute; a free fight took place in which both parties got injured; case and counter case between the parties; co-accused Gopal Ray and Tetri Devi already enlarged on anticipatory bail by the learned Trial Court; allegation not corroborated by injury report; no injury on the head of Anirudh Kumar and injuries on the body simple; petitioner a young boy aged about 23 years with no criminal antecedent undertaking to cooperate – HELD: having considered the facts and circumstances, submissions, nature of injury, young age and clean antecedent, 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 Judicial Magistrate-I, Samastipur, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24570 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-276 Year-2025 Thana- WARISNAGAR District- Samastipur

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Arvind Kumar Son of Gopal Ray Resident of Village- Babupur, Ward No. 11, P.S.- Warisnagar, District- Samastipur

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate Mr. Sumit Kumar Srivastva, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

3 17-06-2026

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 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 76, 303(2), 352, 351(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

As per the F.I.R., the accused persons including

the petitioner abused the informant and when informant objected then this petitioner assaulted him with iron rod. When the son of informant came to rescue, the petitioner assaulted him with kudal . It is alleged that the accused persons assaulted the family members of the informant.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24570 of 2026(3) dt.17-06-2026 2/3

been implicated in the present case. Further submission is that petitioner and informant are co-sharers and there is land dispute between the parties due to which, a free fight took place in which, both the parties got injured. There is case and counter case between the parties. Co-accused persons, namely, Gopal Ray and Tetri Devi have been enlarged on anticipatory bail by the learned Trial Court. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is not corroborated by the injury report. No injury has been found on the head of the Anirudh Kumar and the injuries found on body are simple in nature. Petitioner is a young boy, aged about 23 years, having no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for

bail.

Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of injury, young age of the petitioner and his clean antecedent, 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 Judicial Magistrate-I,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24570 of 2026(3) dt.17-06-2026 3/3

Samastipur in connection with Warisnagar P.S. Case No. 276 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)

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