Patna High CourtCR. MISC./19156/2026bail granted

Ankit Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2026-07-03Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19156 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-255 Year-2025 Thana- BAUNSI District- Banka ====================================================== Ankit Kumar Yadav S/o Ghanshyam Yadav @ Ghanshyam Prasad Yadav R/o Village- Barmasiya, PS- Bounsi, District- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. N.K.Agrawal, Sr.Advocate : Mr.Brij Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Meena Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 03-07-2026 Heard Mr. N.K.Agrawal, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner and Ms.Meena Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 29.10.2025 in connection with Bounsi P.S. Case No. 255 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 31.08.2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 309(6),103(1) of BNS and Section 27 of Arms Act.

3. The FIR of the occurrence of murder is against unknown.

4. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has been transpired during investigation on the basis

2/4 of the self-confessional statement of the petitioner which was recorded in paragraph-205 of the case diary, apart from the aforesaid, the co-accused persons have also confessed their guilt in the present occurrence and they have stated that the petitioner was also involved in the present crime in question. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that except the aforesaid, nothing has come during investigation against the petitioner to suggest the involvement of the petitioner in the present occurrence. Further submits that similarly situated co-accused persons, namely, Akshay Kumar Yadav, Ajit Kumar, Adarsh Kumar and Rohit Kumar @ Rakesh Kumar and Anr. have been granted bail by different Coordinate Benches of this Hon'ble Court vide orders dated 15.01.2026,23.03.2026,01.04.2026 and 22.04.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos.92077 of 2025, 6282 of 2026,1044 of 20265 and 24973 of 2026 respectively. The police, after investigation, submitted the chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 29.10.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the name of the petitioner has been transpired during investigation on the basis of the self confessional statement of the petitioner, apart from that, the petitioner carries three more cases other than

3/4 the present one but fairly submits that the petitioner is on bail in all the cases, as mentioned in para-3 of the bail petition.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by different Coordinate Benches of this Hon'ble Court, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Bounsi P.S. Case No. 255 of 2025, with the following conditions:- (I) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. (II) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(III) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for

4/4 cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T