Purushottam Yadav @ Purusotam Yadav @ Purushottam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6381 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2024 Thana- KATORIYA District- Banka ====================================================== Purushottam Yadav @ Purusotam Yadav @ Purushottam Kumar S/O Gena Yadav Village- Dhokhari, P.S.- Katori, District- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Brij Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 14-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 470 of 2024, arising out of Katoria P.S. Case No. 182 of 2024 registered for the alleged offences under Sections 103, 3(5) of B.N.S.

3. As per prosecution case, the petitioner entered into some altercation with the daughter of the informant who called police by dialing 112. The allegation against the petitioner and other co-accused persons is that they administered poison to the daughter of the informant due to the earlier dispute.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. General and omnibus allegations have been levelled

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6381 of 2025(3) dt.14-05-2025 2/3 against the petitioner and other co-accused persons and nothing specific has been alleged against the petitioner. The informant is not an eye witness and merely on suspicion he has named this petitioner. Learned counsel further submits that during investigation it has come on record that the deceased was having a love affair with the petitioner prior to her marriage with Ratan Yadav. Subsequently, she developed intimacy with other youth and due to public shame she consumed poison. Learned counsel further submits that there is no tangible material to show the involvement of the petitioner in the occurrence. The petitioner is not having criminal antecedent. The petitioner is in custody since 17.08.2024 and charge sheet has been submitted.

5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. Learned APP submits that the petitioner and other co-accused persons have been named in the FIR who administered poison to the deceased daughter of the informant.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the lack of substantive material against the petitioner and further considering the period of custody, submission of charge sheet and clean antecedent of the petitioner, the petitioner above

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6381 of 2025(3) dt.14-05-2025 3/3 named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Banka/concerned Court in connection with Sessions Trial No. 470 of 2024, arising out of Katoria P.S. Case No. 182 of 2024, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of B.N.S.S. and also the following conditions : (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below.

(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) DKS/- U T