Bhoti Singh @ Vikash Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Bhoti Singh @ Vikash Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Prayer for anticipatory bail allowed: release in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court, subject to Section 482 (2) BNSS conditions; liberty to the trial court to cancel bail bonds on the Investigating Officer reporting non-cooperation; copy of the order to be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in Bypass P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 registered for offences under Sections 191(1), 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 125, 132, 352, 351(2) and 351(3) of the BNS, 2023, should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Anticipatory bail granted: in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks, the petitioner is to be released on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where Bypass P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 is pending, subject to the conditions under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

Ratio / Principle

If the Investigating Officer files an application before the learned Trial Court showing that the petitioner, despite giving assurance to this Court, is not co-operating in the investigation, the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Satyavrat Verma, J.), in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72089 of 2025, allowed anticipatory bail to Bhoti Singh @ Vikash Kumar in the case arising from Bypass P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 (District Patna), registered under Sections 191(1), 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 125, 132, 352, 351(2) and 351(3) of the BNS, 2023. The FIR, as urged by counsel, alleged formation of an unlawful assembly with 30 named accused and 100-150 unknown persons who created ruckus and assaulted police personnel inspecting the village on the eve of Holika Dahan, two police personnel including one ASI sustaining injury from stone pelting; counsel stressed clean antecedents and that the pelting/assault allegation was general and omnibus, the petitioner residing nearby. Considering these submissions, the Court directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks the petitioner be released on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court, subject to the conditions under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS, reserving to the trial court liberty to cancel the bail bonds if the Investigating Officer reported non-cooperation despite the assurance given to the Court; a copy of the order was directed to be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72089 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2025 Thana- BYPASS District- Patna

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Bhoti Singh @ Vikash Kumar S/O Kamaldhari Singh @ Late Lal Dhari Singh Resident of Marcha, P.S.- Bypass, Dist.- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

3 11-02-2026

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

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(1), 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 109, 125, 132, 352, 351(2) and 351(3) of the BNS, 2023.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the allegation in the FIR is of forming an unlawful assembly along with 30 named accused persons and 100-150 unknown persons who created ruckus and assaulted the police personnel who had come to inspect the village on eve of Holika Dahan, on account of pelting of stone, two police personnel including one ASI sustained injury.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72089 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 2/3

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that allegation of pelting stone/assault is general and omnibus in nature. It is also submitted that since petitioner resides nearby the place of occurrence, as such, he came to be implicated. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds 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 Bypass P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

However, it is made clear that in the event if the

Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72089 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 3/3

learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court is not co-operating in the investigation, in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court.

(Satyavrat Verma, J)

Rishabh/-

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