Shubham Kumar @ Mannu Ray Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Shubham Kumar @ Mannu Ray Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within six weeks, on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court in connection with Chhaurahi P.S. Case No. 23 of 2026, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in Chhaurahi P.S. Case No. 23 of 2026 registered for offences punishable under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 109(1), 74, 303(2) B.N.S., is entitled to anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

On consideration of the submissions and taking into account that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and that the victim did not suffer any injury on nose (despite the specific allegation of a rod blow causing injury on nose), the petitioner is fit to be admitted to anticipatory bail.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail granted. Petitioner sought pre-arrest bail in Chhaurahi P.S. Case No. 23 of 2026 (District Begusarai) for offences punishable under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 109(1), 74, 303(2) of the B.N.S., arising from an alleged incident of 09.02.2026. Counsel pointed to the petitioner's clean antecedents, a counter FIR (Chhaurahi P.S. Case No. 22 of 2026) by the petitioner's mother, and a discrepancy between the specific allegation of a rod assault causing injury on the nose and the injury report recorded in the impugned order showing grievous injuries only on the eyes and face. Holding the petitioner to be a person with clean antecedents and noting the absence of any nose injury, the Court directed release on bail upon arrest or surrender within six weeks on bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. Application allowed (Satyavrat Verma, J).

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36909 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2026 Thana- Chhaudahi District- Begusarai

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Shubham Kumar @ Mannu Ray Son of Dilip Kumar Ray Resident of VillageBad Bakhadda, ward no. 07, P.S.- Chhaurahi, Dist.- Begusarai

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Dr. Bipin Chandra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Murli Dhar ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

2 15-06-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 109(1), 74, 303(2) of the B.N.S.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that accused persons including the petitioner came to her house on 09.02.2026 at 7.30 P.M. and started abusing. On objection, Dilip assaulted her husband on head by rod but her husband managed to save himself, but then, suffered injury on eyes and face and other accused assaulted her and her son who came to save the victim i.e. husband of the informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36909 of 2026(2) dt.15-06-2026 2/3

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that Chhaurahi P. S. Case No. 22 of 2026 was instituted by the mother of the petitioner against the informant and her side as such the instant FIR is a counter blast. It is further submitted that though it is alleged that petitioner assaulted the husband of the informant by rod causing injury on nose but then from perusal of the order impugned, it would manifest that the same records the injury report and it is recorded that the injuries are grievous in nature on vital part i.e. eyes and face. It is thus submitted that specific allegation against the petitioner is of assaulting the victim by an iron rod causing injury on nose but then there is no injury suffered by the victim on nose. It is reiterated and submitted that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into consideration the fact that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the victim did not suffer any injury on nose, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36909 of 2026(2) dt.15-06-2026 3/3

below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Chhaurahi P. S. Case No.23 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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