Karelal Koda @ Pyarelal Koda v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7890 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2018 Thana- KAJRA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Karelal Koda @ Pyarelal Koda S/o- Dina Koda Village- Kanimoh Ps- Bannu Bagicha Dist- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shantanu Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 12-05-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Kajra P.S. Case No. 61 of 2018 for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 353 and 307 of the I.P.C. and Section 27 of the Arms Act and u/s 16,17,18,20 and 23 of the U.A.P. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, on a tip off, the informant along with other police personnel proceeded to the place of occurrence where miscreants in huge number had assembled and started indiscriminate firing upon the police party. The police party is said to have retaliated, however, the miscreants taking benefit of the dense forest fled away. A huge quantity of arms and ammunition as well as different articles

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7890 of 2025(5) dt.12-05-2025 2/3 were recovered from the place of occurrence.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that there is no specific allegation attributed against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court towards Annexure-2 Series, which contains various orders passed by coordinate Benches of this Court whereby the other co-accused persons have already been granted bail. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has eleven criminal antecedents and is in custody since 11.09.2024.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and has stated that the petitioner carries eleven criminal antecedents and is a member of naxalite group, hence, he does not deserve the liberty of bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the fact that the other named accused persons have already been granted bail in the present case, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Lakhisarai, in connection with Kajra

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7890 of 2025(5) dt.12-05-2025 3/3 P.S. Case No. 61 of 2018.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Jyoti/- U T