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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./21619/2025bail granted

Lalan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

2025-04-23Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21619 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-119 Year-2006 Thana- RAFIGANJ District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Lalan Yadav Son of Ghanshyam Yadav Resident of Village - Amarpura, P.S. - Rafiganj, District - Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bhaskar Shankar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 119 of 2006 instituted for the offences under Sections 353, 323, 427, 337, 504, 147, 148, 149 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, the accusation against the accused persons including the petitioner is of throwing bricks upon the Distributor Anil Jain, Magistrate Ashok Kumar as also upon the police personnel.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present case is the misuse of privilege of bail. The

2/4 petitioner was released on bail on 05.12.2008 by the learned Magistrate, Aurangabad. The petitioner's bail bond was canceled for the first time on 19.02.2018 whereafter the petitioner surrendered before the court below on 27.03.2019 and, on the same day, the petitioner was enlarged on bail and, thereafter, again the bail bond was cancelled due to nonappearance on 07.10.2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that later on, the non-bailable warrant was issued on 29.11.2023 and the process under Sections 82 and 83 of the Cr.P.C. was also issued on 07.02.2024 and 11.03.2024 respectively and, ultimately, on 20.05.2025, the petitioner was declared absconder.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner will appear before the learned court below as and when required by the court below. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also filed supplementary affidavit stating therein that the charge has been framed against the petitioner on 08.04.2025 under Sections 147/149, 148/149, 323/149, 427/149, 337/149 and 504/149 of the I.P.C.

3/4 has surrendered before the court below on 12.02.2025 and, since then, he is in custody.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Having heard rival contention of both the parties and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the period of custody of the petitioner, the petitioner having no criminal antecedent as also taking into account the undertaking given by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner, abovenamed, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 119 of 2006, subject to the following conditions; (i) One of the bailor(s) shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner shall cooperate 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

4/4 the Court and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the court below.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T