Sanjay Yadav @ Fucho Yadav @ Fucho v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20739 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-201 Year-2025 Thana- BARARI District- Katihar ====================================================== Sanjay Yadav @ Fucho Yadav @ Fucho, S/O Raghu Yadav, Residents of Village -Barari Terasi Tola, P.S.-Barari, District-Katihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 201 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 305 and 331(4) of B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that some unknown miscreants have committed theft in the house of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The F.I.R. was lodged against unknown miscreants. From perusal of the F.I.R., it is clear that the occurrence is of 19.06.2025 whereas the F.I.R. has been lodged on 30.06.2025. There is delay of 11 days in lodging the F.I.R.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20739 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 2/3 and the delay is not explained. It has further been submitted that petitioner was remanded in this case from Barari P.S. Case No. 202 of 2025 wherein he has given his confessional statement. It has further been submitted that nothing has been recovered from his possession. Save and except the confessional statement, there is nothing against the petitioner. He has been framed in this case as he is having criminal antecedent of 20 cases of similar nature. He is languishing in judicial custody since 17.01.2026.

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

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and 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 enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Katihar in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 201 of 2025 with the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors shall be near relative of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20739 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 3/3 (ii) Petitioner shall remain physically present on each and every date in the learned trial Court and he shall also mark his attendance weekly at Barari P.S. (iii) He shall not indulge himself in similar nature of the offences in future.

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