Shiv Prakash Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12932 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-113 Year-2024 Thana- JALE District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Shiv Prakash Yadav S/o Arvind Rai@ Arvid Rai@ Arvind Ray Resident of Village- Jaynagar, P.S.- Sonbarsa, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishna Murari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 395 and 397 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The case of the prosecution is that 7 unknown miscreants have entered in the house of the informant. They had made fire and took away valuables from the house of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the FIR was lodged against unknown miscreants. During course of investigation, the name of this petitioner has surfaced on the confessional statement of co-accused persons, namely,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12932 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/3 Amit and Md. Nizam. Save and except their confessional statement, there is nothing against him. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner has been named in this case due to his criminal antecedents. The petitioner is having criminal antecedent of seven cases. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is on bail in all the seven cases. Similarly situated other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide Cr. Misc. No. 48210 of 2025. Moreover, the petitioner is in judicial custody since 09.09.2024.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

6. Save and except, the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, no illegal material is available against the petitioner in this case. 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 released on bail in connection with Jale P.S. Case No. 113 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate- 1st, Darbhanga with a condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall remain physically

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12932 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 3/3 present on each and every date fixed by the learned trial court.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) shubham/- U T