Patna High CourtCR. MISC./21415/2026partly allowed disposal

Krishna Nand Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-01Mr. Justice Sunil Dutta Mishra3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21415 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-258 Year-2025 Thana- GORADIH District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Krishna Nand Yadav S/O Late Mukteshwar Prasad Yadav R/O VillageDanda Bazar, P.S- Goradih, Distt.- Bhagalpur. 2.

Jawahar Ranjan S/O Late Cheddi Prasad Yadav R/O Village- Bhaigaon, P.SGoradih, Distt.- Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar 2.

The District Manager, S.F.C. Bhagalpur. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deepak Kumar Singh, Advocate :

Mr. Pravin Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP For the B.S.F.C :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 01-07-2026 Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw the bail application with respect to petitioner no.1, namely, Krishna Nand Yadav, since during the pendency of the case, he has been arrested.

2. Permission is accorded.

3. Accordingly, the bail application with respect to petitioner no.1, namely, Krishna Nand Yadav is dismissed as withdrawn.

4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner no.2 and learned A.P.P. for the State.

5. The petitioner no.2 apprehends his arrest in a case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21415 of 2026(3) dt.01-07-2026 2/3 registered under Sections 316(2), 316(5), 318(5) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

6. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that petitioner nos.1 & 2 being the chairman and manager of the PACS respectively had not supplied 658.93 quintals of paddy to SFC which is valued at Rs. 15,15,539/-. It is also alleged that they had cheated the government with the said amount of Rs. 15,15,539/-.

7. Learned counsel for the petitioner no.2 submits that petitioner no.1 is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner no.2 further submits that the claim amount has already been deposited by the petitioner no.1 and the bank has given no due certificate in this regard to the PACS concerned, a copy of same is annexed as annexure P/2 to the application. Petitioner no.2 has no criminal antecedent, he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.

8. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State and B.S.F.C conceded that the said amount has been deposited and no dues certificate has been issued in this regard.

9. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21415 of 2026(3) dt.01-07-2026 3/3 the above named petitioner no.2, namely, Jawahar Ranjan, be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M., First Class, Bhagalpur in connection with Goradih P.S. Case No. 258 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Utkarsh.k/- U T