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Jitendra Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC6 May 2026CR. MISC./9693/2026

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Petitioners sought pre-arrest bail in a witch-branding and assault case arising from an altercation between neighbouring families. Noting clean antecedents, a co-accused already granted bail, and a case-and-counter-case between the parties, the court granted pre-arrest bail subject to verification of criminal antecedents.

What did the court decide?

Pre-arrest bail granted on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties within four weeks, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions; void if other criminal antecedents found.

Jitendra Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Dowry and Cruelty | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9693 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2025 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna

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====================================================== Jitendra Kumar Son of Vishnu Dayal Yadav @ Vishnu Dyal Prasad Resident of Village- Balathakur, P.S.- Naubatpur, District- Patna

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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with

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CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 23109 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2025 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Santosh Kumar S/o Kapildev Yadav R/o Village - Bala Thakur, P.S - Naubatpur, District - Patna

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 9693 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sudhanshu Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 23109 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dhananjay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

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3 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APPs for the State.

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The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection

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with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 259/2025 registered for the

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offence(s) punishable under Sections 126(2),115(2),118(1),109,303(2),75,352,351(2),3(5) of the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9693 of 2026(3) dt.06-05-2026 2/3

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3,4 of Bihar Dayan Act, 1999.

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As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioners along with other accused abused the mother of informant by calling her a witch and snatched jitiya from her neck.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. Both parties are close-door neighbours and due to petty dispute altercation took place between the parties. Other co-accused has been enlarged on pre-arrest bail by this Court. There is case and counter case between the parties. The petitioners have clean antecedent. On these grounds the petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.

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Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

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Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR it appears that the parties, being close-door neighbours, entered into an altercation arising out of a petty dispute. The coaccused has already been granted pre-arrest bail by this Court,

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9693 of 2026(3) dt.06-05-2026 3/3

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and there is a case and counter-case between the parties. In these circumstances, I am of the opinion that the petitioners, having clean antecedent, have, prima facie , made out a case for grant of pre-arrest bail.

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The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending / Concerned Court in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 259/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.

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(Purnendu Singh, J)

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Ashishsingh/-

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