Bhim Sah @ Bhim Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court (Criminal Miscellaneous No.31720 of 2026, decided 13-05-2026, Alok Kumar Sinha, J.) rejects anticipatory bail of Bhim Sah @ Bhim Kumar apprehending arrest in Hasanpur P.S. Case No. 248/2025, Samastipur, under Sections 329(4), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109(1), 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) BNS. FIR alleges 01.12.2025 armed assault with sticks and knives, knife blow to informant-Rinku Devi's head, stick blows on Priyanka, injury to the informant's husband, snatching of jewellery; petitioner held to be main assailant with blow on forehead, a vital part capable of causing death. Defence pleas of delayed FIR (five days), omnibus allegations and clean antecedents rejected. No precedent discussed; no costs or quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
As per the allegations levelled in the FIR, the petitioner is the main assailant who is said to have assaulted the informant-Rinku Devi on the forehead, a vital part of the body which could have led to her death; under these circumstances the Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.