The court differentiated between specific and general allegations in bail considerations, granting bail to those without direct involvement.

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 20-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341 , 323, 324, 325, 307, 379, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code .

3. As per prosecution case, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners assaulted son of the informant as a result of which he sustained multiple injuries and one of the injuries is grievous in nature.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that specific accusation of assault is against co-accused Sanju Mahto, Dhruv Mahto and Rikesh Mahto and petitioner no. 2. So far rest of the petitioners are concerned, allegation against them is general and omnibus and there is no specific allegation of any overt act against them. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the bail application and submits that petitioner No. 2 assaulted son of the informant as a result of which he sustained grievous injury.

6. In view of the fact that petitioner No. 2 caused grievous injury, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner No.

2 is refused

7. However, considering the nature of accusation and clean antecedents against petitioner Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5, the anticipatory bail with regard to petitioner Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5 is allowed and it is ordered that the above named petitioner Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5 in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Paharpur P. S. Case No. 247 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)