Dhananjay Yadav @ Dhananjay Kumar Yadav @ Dhananjay Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12722 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-521 Year-2024 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Dhananjay Yadav @ Dhananjay Kumar Yadav @ Dhananjay Yadav S/oRajballabh Chaudhary @ Rajbalam Choudhary Village- Bhagwan Tola PoBeleshra Ps- Uchakagaon Dist- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Devashish Giri, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 521 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 126(2), 109, 118(2), 111, 308(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that, one Parmender Yadav demanded Rs. 20 lakhs extortion from the husband of the informant and, later on, he along with other accused persons including the petitioner encircled the informant's husband and assaulted him and also fired upon him.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12722 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/3
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating/looted article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that on perusal of the FIR it appears that this petitioner is only the order giver and no specific overt act is alleged against this petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner never demanded extortion and nor any extortion was paid to the petitioner and, as a matter of fact, the same was demanded by one Parmender Yadav. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 13.11.2024 and has no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, there being no specific allegation of firing against the petitioner as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12722 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 3/3 No. 521 of 2024 .
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T