Ritesh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22310 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-130 Year-2025 Thana- KRISHNAGARH District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ritesh Yadav Son of Narad Muni Yadav Resident of Padminiya Achrajlal Ke Tola, P.S. - Krishnagarh, Dist. - Bhojpur At Ara. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sarveshwar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-04-2026 Heard Mr. Sarveshwar Tiwary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 18.11.2025 in connection with Kirshnagarh P.S. Case No. 130 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 17.09.2025 for the offences punishable under Section 309(6) of the BNS, 2023.
3. According to prosecution case, three miscreants intercepted the informant and snatched his bag containing Rs. 21,500/- and his bike keys and fled away.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name has been transpired during investigation on the basis of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22310 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 2/3 the confessional statement of the co-accused, namely, Prabhat Yadav. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and till date no TIP has been conducted by the prosecution. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 18.11.2025.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner on the ground that petitioner carries six criminal antecedents other than the present one but fairly submits that out of six cases he is on bail in five cases and one case is pending for consideration before the competent court of law.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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 the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-7th , Ara, Bhojpur in connection with Krishnagarh P.S. Case No. 130 of 2025, subject to 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22310 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 3/3 on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his 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 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) Vanisha/- U T