Patna High CourtCR. MISC./12303/2026bail rejected

Krishna Prasad Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-25Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12303 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-412 Year-2024 Thana- KAUWAKOL District- Nawada ====================================================== Krishna Prasad Yadav S/o Late Jago Yadav R/o Village- Bharambag, Dewangarh, D. Garh, Itpakwa, PS- Kawakol, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Muskan Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nagendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard Ms. Muskan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Nagendra Prasad, learned APP.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kawakol P.S. Case No. 412 of 2024 for the offence under sections 305(2), 317(2), 112(2) and 3(5) of the BNS lodged on 22.11.2024 by the informant, Apurv Singh

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant who is a Mining Officer, Nawada got information that illegal mining is going on and thereafter, a raid took place. A tractor was seized but the driver dumped the sand from the loaded tractor. This led to the FIR.

4. Though learned counsel for the petitioner tried to impress upon this Court the innocence, learned APP has taken this Court to Annexure-1 to show that earlier the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12303 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 moved this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 26271 of 2025 (Krishna Prasad Yadav vs. The State of Bihar & Anr.) which was disposed of as infructuous on 20.08.2025 in view of the fact that the petitioner was arrested in Kawakol P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025. He further submits that beside the two cases, as recorded, he has three more cases under Kawakol Police Station.

5. Considering the aforesaid background as also that the petitioner has criminal antecedent, it would be appropriate that he seeks bail.

6. The anticipatory bail application stands rejected.

7. If, however, the petitioner surrenders within four weeks, the concerned Court shall take up the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Adnan/- U T