Vishal Yadav @ Vishal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7901 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2025 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== Vishal Yadav @ Vishal Kumar S/o Kameshwar Yadav R/o Village -Bela Navtoliya, P.S - L.N.M.U, District - Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Amitesh Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 218 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 109/3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that while the informant who is said to be an employee at the bus stand was sitting in a tea shop, 5-6 persons arrived in 2-3 bikes and started firing indiscriminately. However, the informant somehow managed to save himself.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. From perusal of the FIR, it is clear that the informant had identified two persons,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7901 of 2026(3) dt.26-02-2026 2/2 Vikky Yadav and the petitioner. He also submits that the informant has not received any gunshot injury. No injury was received by him. He further submits that similarly situated other co-accused namely, Vikky Yadav has already been granted anticipatory bail by the learned coordinate bench of this court vide Cr. Misc. No. 6911 of 2026. The case of this petitioner stands on similar footing. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 01.12.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of two cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 218 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T