Rahul Yadav @ Akhilesh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6840 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2025 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== Rahul Yadav @ Akhilesh Kumar S/O Ganesh Yadav @ Ganesh Kumar Ray Resident of Village- Megha, Police Station- Keoti, 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. Bharat Lal,, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 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 some miscreants indiscriminately fired upon the informant. The informant anyhow escaped the attack. The informant has named two persons, namely, Vishal Yadav and Vikky Yadav.

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. He also submits that the name of this petitioner is not there in the FIR

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6840 of 2026(2) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 however, co-accused Vishal Yadav has named this petitioner. He also submits that in the alleged firing, nobody has received any injury and the nature of allegation is general and omnibus. He further submits that similarly situated other co-accused namely, Birla Yadav and Manohar Yadav have been granted bail by the learned coordinate bench of this court vide Cr. Misc. No. 1448 of 2026 and 82956 of 2025 respectively. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 24.11.2025.

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