Manoj Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Anticipatory Bail – granted – Neighbour dispute over boundary wall leading to case and counter case
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No.80069 of 2025(5), decided 16-07-2026, Ranjan Kumar Jha, J (oral order). Anticipatory bail under Section 482(2) BNSS conditions to father and son (Manoj Kumar and Aryan Kumar @ Ashish Gupta) apprehending arrest in Malahi P.S. Case No. 28 of 2025, East Champaran, for offences under Sections 117(2), 115(2), 109, 303(2), 3(5) BNS. Facts: neighbouring families, dispute over dilapidated boundary wall, alleged forcible land occupation on 17.01.2025, alleged knife injury to skull and hand fracture, alleged snatching of gold chain and Rs. 25,000/-; case and counter case pending; no criminal antecedents submitted. Key grounds: medical report shows hard and blunt substance injuries contradicting knife allegation; skull injury simple; grievous injury on non-vital part; no specific overt act attributed to any particular accused. Relief: release on bail within four weeks on Rs. 10,000/- bond each with two like sureties before the Court at Motihari. Keywords: anticipatory bail; BNS offences; medical evidence contradictions ocular claim; simple injury skull; grievous hurt non-vital part; no overt act; neighbour dispute; boundary wall.