Pappu Kumar Yadav @ Pappu Kr. Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18779 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-285 Year-2024 Thana- PALASI District- Araria ====================================================== Pappu Kumar Yadav @ Pappu Kr. Yadav Son of Shivanand Yadav Resident of Village - Dhanpari, Ward No.1, P.S. - Palasi, District - Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mritunjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 15-05-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4) of BNS, 2023.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that two unknown accused intercepted him and on point of pistol looted Rs. 80,000/- which he had collected after distributing Pan Masala.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR was against unknown and during the course of investigation, one Arman Ali came to be arrested who in his confessional statement took the name of the petitioner. It is next

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18779 of 2025(3) dt.15-05-2025 2/3 submitted that confessional statement made before the police is not admissible in evidence.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submits that it is a case of road robbery and the name of the petitioner has transpired in the confessional statement of apprehended accused, further the petitioner has not disclosed about his profession in the anticipatory bail application and the investigation of the case is in its nascent stages.

6. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner rebuts the said submission of the learned APP and submits that petitioner is a young boy aged about 26 years and if he is sent to judicial custody in the nature of implication as alleged, his entire career would get jeopardized and chances are bright that he may come in contact with hardened criminals in jail. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will co-operate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

7. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18779 of 2025(3) dt.15-05-2025 3/3 (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 285 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

8. One of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his father namely Shivanand Yadav.

9. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner despite giving assurance to this Court is not co-operating in the investigation or is not appearing as and when required in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

10. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T