Yogesh Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9324 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-376 Year-2024 Thana- SISWAN District- Siwan ====================================================== Yogesh Kumar Pandey Son of Late Kapil Deo Pandey Resident of Village - Ghurghat, P.S. - Siswan, District - Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kumari Anupam, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwari, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 06-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Siswan P.S. Case No. 376 of 2024 dated 15.11.2024, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he assaulted the informant several times with a sharp knife due to which the informant sustained seven injuries.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that there is specific allegation against the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9324 of 2025(2) dt.06-03-2025 2/2 petitioner, that he assaulted several times with a sharp knife due to which the informant sustained seven injuries. It is further submitted that both the parties are co-villagers and there is admitted enmity between them. Lastly, it has been submitted that he has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. It is submitted that there is specific allegation against the petitioner, that he assaulted the informant several times with a sharp knife due to which he sustained several injuries.

6. Learned A.P.P. has also opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

7. Having considered the specific allegation of assault against the petitioner with a sharp knife, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

8. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail is hereby rejected.

(Khatim Reza, J) prabhat/- U T