Baijnath Mochi @ Vaijanath Mochi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail granted by Patna High Court (Ranjan Kumar Jha, J.) on 15-07-2026 in CR. MISC. No.44913 of 2026 arising from Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 177 of 2026, Patna; offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 117(2), 352, 351, 3(5) BNS; pathway encroachment/land dispute between own brothers; alleged lathi and khanti assault causing hand fracture and head injury; factors: family members, clean antecedents, general allegations, elderly petitioner (about 70), women petitioners; bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties; ACJM-II Patna City; conditions per Section 482(2) BNSS; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all four petitioners upon arrest or surrender before the learned court below within four weeks, on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Patna City, in connection with Gaurichak P.S. Case No. 177 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.