Patna High CourtCR. MISC./15656/2026bail granted

Anandi Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2026-03-12Mr. Justice Ajit Kumar3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15656 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-145 Year-2024 Thana- CHANAN District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Anandi Yadav S/O Late Chamman Yadav R/O Vill.- Basuwachak, P.SChanan, Dist.- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajive Ranjan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chanan P.S. Case No. 145 of 2024, F.I.R dated 30.12.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 352, 351(2), 331(4), 305 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. According to prosecution case, the FIR was lodged on the written information of Nagina Devi. She alleged that on 18.12.2024 at about 11:00 P.M., while she and her 14-year-old son were inside their house, she heard a sound and woke up to find Anandi Yadav (the petitioner) trespassing inside the house. It is further alleged that he was removing items from a box and, when the informant objected, he assaulted her and her son. The accused allegedly threatened them by pointing a pistol, committed theft of gold ornaments, and fled away.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15656 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/3 cause behind the incident is in respect of the money transaction, which is said to have been taken place between informant and the petitioner and because of the said dispute, the present First Information Report has been lodged implicating this petitioner. There is a delay of 12 days in lodging the case at hand and there is no explanation to the same. Counsel for the petitioner further submits that liberty may be restored to the informant that in case in future similar incident takes place or allegation of any threatening is made by the informant before the police and on investigation of the allegations are found to be true, then the informant and as also the police may be restored with liberty to seek cancellation of bail by initiating appropriate proceeding before the court concerned.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail application.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances that the petitioner undertakes that there is delay of 12 days in registering the First Information Report and the petitioner has clean antecedent. Accordingly, this Court is inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15656 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 3/3 Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate First, Lakhisarai, District-Lakhisarai in connection with Chanan P.S. Case No. 145 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:- (i) one of the bailors should be the family member/relative of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;

(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself; (iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;

(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds. (Ajit Kumar, J) abhishekkr/- U T