PATNA, India, June 1 -- Patna High Court issued the following order on April 30:

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned APP for the State and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant.

2. The petitioners seek bail in anticipation of their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 74, 351(2), 351(3), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on 08.11.2025, she along with her husband and sister in -law had gone to their field when 15 named accused persons including the petitioners came variously armed and Vidyanand said to plough the field of her husband (Shailesh) and if any one stopped then to kill, thereafter all the accused persons started ploughing her field and when her husband objected, Vidyanand gave orders to kill on which Gajo Mahto assaulted her husband by rod on head on account of which he bled from his nose and mouth, thereafter Gautam assaulted her husband by lathi causing injury on head and thereafter other accused also assaulted him. It is next alleged that when informant her sister in-law and Garib Yadav tried to save Shailesh, when accused persons assaulted them. Further, injured and her husband were taken to hospital and her husband during the course of treatment died on 19.11.2025. It is also alleged that accused persons were intending to grab her land.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that from perusal of the allegations as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that on account of dispute relating to land the occurrence is alleged to have taken place. It is also submitted that side of the petitioners are claiming the land as their while informant's side is claiming that the land belongs to them. It is further submitted that from perusal of the allegations as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that specific allegation of assaulting the husband of the informant is against Gajo Mahto and Gautam. It is next submitted that entire family members have been implicated with general and omnibus allegations. It is also submitted that if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted the petitioners will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove their innocence.

5. Learned A.P.P. as well as informant opposes the anticipatory bail application, but then are not in a position to rebut the submissions of the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that specific allegation of assaulting the husband of the informant by rod and lathi is against Gajo Mahto and Gautam.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://patnahighcourt.gov.in/vieworder/NiM2MzYzIzIwMjYjNCNO-txlKk5kvSzE=)

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