Satwan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12344 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-278 Year-2022 Thana- BALIYA District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.

SATWAN YADAV S/O JUGESHWAR YADAV Resident of VillageSonvarsha, Lal Diyara, P.S.- Ballia, District- Begusarai. 2.

DINESH MAHTO S/O CHANDAR MAHTO @ CHANDRADEV MAHTO Resident of Village- Baburbanni, P.S.- Ballia, District- Begusarai 3.

RANJO YADAV @ RANJEET YADAV S/O BISHNUDEV YADAV Resident of Village- Lal Diyara Sonvarsha, P.S.- Ballia, District- Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arjun Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 307/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code and u/s 27 of Arms Act. .

As per the prosecution case, all the FIR named accused persons, including these petitioners, made indiscriminate firing causing injury on the hand of informant. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the case. It is further submitted the specific accusation of firing

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12344 of 2023(3) dt.15-05-2023 2/2 is against co-accused, Munna Mahto and allegation of any specific overt act has been made against these petitioners. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submitted that petitioners are named in the FIR and there is allegation that they along with other accused persons made indiscriminate firing causing injury on the hand of informant. The doctor has found the injury to be grievous in nature. Petitioners have got criminal antecedent. Considering the nature of accusation and gravity of the offence, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioners on pre arrest bail. Accordingly, the same is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T