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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted; petitioners, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, to be released 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Jagdishpur Police Station Case No. 194 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners should be granted anticipatory bail in connection with Jagdishpur Police Station Case No. 194 of 2025, District Bhojpur, for offences under Sections 115(2)/126(2)/109/351(2)/351(3)/352/3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Court's answer

Taking into consideration the nature of allegation, the fact that there is previous land dispute between the parties, and that the injuries sustained by the victims are simple in nature, the Court granted the petitioners the privilege of anticipatory bail.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of the petitioners' arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, they are to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each.

Key takeaways

Bail is to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Jagdishpur Police Station Case No. 194 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail granted (Patna High Court, Anil Kumar Sinha, J., order dated 06-04-2026) in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 88192 of 2025 arising out of Jagdishpur Police Station Case No. 194 of 2025, District Bhojpur, disclosing offences under Sections 115(2)/126(2)/109/351(2)/351(3)/352/3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, where the prosecution alleged assault on the informant and his family members with lathi, danda, ironrod, khanti, etc. due to land dispute. The Court granted anticipatory bail taking into consideration the nature of allegation, the previous land dispute between the parties, and that the injuries sustained by the victims are simple in nature (a fact not disputed by the State). Petitioners directed to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88192 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-194 Year-2025 Thana- JAGDISHPUR District- Bhojpur

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Santosh Singh @ Santosh Kumar S/O Baban Singh R/O Pilapur, P.S.Jagdispur, Dist.- Bhojpur

Chandan Kumar S/O Baban Singh R/O Pilapur, P.S.- Jagdispur, Dist.Bhojpur

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shiv Prasad Gupta For the Opposite Party/s : Dr. Indiwar Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

5 06-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out of Jagdishpur Police Station Case No. 194 of 2025, dated 15.05.2025, disclosing offences under Sections 115(2)/126(2)/109/351(2)/351(3)/352/3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that the petitioners, along with other accused persons, assaulted the informant and his family members by means of lathi, danda, ironrod, khanti, etc due to land dispute.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is

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admitted land dispute between the parties which would be evident from the FIR itself. He next submits that allegation against the petitioner no. 1 is that he assaulted Ram Sagar Singh, who is relative of the informant, by means of khanti due to which he sustained injury near his shoulder and petitioner no. 2 assaulted the informant’s son by means of lathi near his left ear. He further submits that injury sustained by the victims are simple in nature.

5. Learned counsel for the State, referring to the injury report, submits that it is true that injuries sustained by the victims are simple in nature.

6. Having regard to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation and the fact that there is previous land dispute between the parties and injuries sustained by the victims are simple in nature, I am inclined to grant the petitioners privilege of anticipatory bail.

7. This application is, accordingly, allowed.

8. Let the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the

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like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Jagdishpur Police Station Case No. 194 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)

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