Sonu Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Sonu Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted to all four petitioners: in the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks, to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate VIIth, Saran at Chapra in Mashrakh Police Station Case No. 377 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, who apprehend arrest in Mashrakh Police Station Case No. 377 of 2024 registered for offences under sections 341, 323, 324, 307/34 IPC, are entitled to be enlarged on bail in the event of arrest.

Court's answer

Considering the aforesaid facts of the case (including the land-dispute background, the plea of general and omnibus allegations, claimed clean antecedents, bail already granted to similarly situated co-accused, and the State's opposition), the prayer for bail of all the petitioners is allowed.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks, the petitioners are to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate VIIth, Saran at Chapra, in Mashrakh Police Station Case No. 377 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail allowed — Patna High Court (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.), CR. MISC. No.77968 of 2025, decided 05-02-2026. Four petitioners (Sonu Singh, Monu Singh, Milan Singh @ Mithilesh Singh and Shubham Singh) apprehended arrest in Mashrakh Police Station Case No. 377 of 2024, District Saran, registered for offences under sections 341, 323, 324, 307/34 IPC, arising out of an alleged assault on the informant's husband and family with lathi, stick and sword in the background of a land dispute. Relying on the submissions that the allegations were general and omnibus, that no specific overt act was attributed to the petitioners, that they claimed clean antecedents, and that similarly situated co-accused had already been granted bail vide order dated 10.02.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 83999 of 2024, and despite the State's opposition, the Court permitted the petitioners, on arrest/surrender within eight weeks, to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate VIIth, Saran at Chapra, subject to the conditions under section 438(2) CrPC.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77968 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-377 Year-2024 Thana- MASHRAK District- Saran

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1 . Sonu Singh Son of Late Ravindra Singh Village - Bahrauli, P.S.- Mashrakh, District - Saran.

Monu Singh Son of Milan Singh Village - Bahrauli, P.S.- Mashrakh, District - Saran.

3 . Milan Singh @ Mithilesh Singh Son of Late Brahmanand Singh Village - Bahrauli, P.S.- Mashrakh, District - Saran.

Shubham Singh Son of Milan Singh Village - Bahrauli, P.S.- Mashrakh, District - Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Harish Kumar , Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bharat Lal , APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the

State .

Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 323, 324, 307/34 of the Indian Penal Code .

3 . As per the prosecution case, all the FIR named accused persons including these petitioners and 3 to 5 unknown persons, in the background of land dispute , came to the house of the informant and abused and assaulted her husband and other family members with lathi, stick and sword causing them

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injuries.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that due to long standing land dispute , simple marpit took place between the parties. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus against these petitioners. No specific overt act has been alleged against them. Petitioners claim clean antecedent. Similarly situated coaccused persons have already been granted bail by this Hon’ble Court vide order dated 10.02.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 83999 of 2024 .

5 . Learned counsel for the State opposed the bail.

Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer for bail of all the petitioners is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let these petitioners, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate VIIth, Saran at Chapra in Mashrakh Police Station Case No. 377 of 2024 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

Koushik/-

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