Adhir Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22137 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-552 Year-2025 Thana- HARNAUT District- Nalanda ====================================================== Adhir Yadav Son of Sita Yadav R/o - Phalanwan, P.S - Harnaut, District - Nalanda, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-07-2026

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

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No.552 of 2025 instituted under Sections 137(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the F.I.R., on the date of occurrence his two relatives Saala and Sadhu, namely, Manjit Kumar and Abhimanyu Kumar respectively along with 6-8 unknown persons forcibly took the informant with them on motorcycle from his house. It is further alleged that near Cheran Khanda, the accused persons along with the petitioner surrounded him and asked about the gold which was looted by his Saala, Sadhu and their gang and to save themselves they named the petitioner. Upon the arrival of police, when the informant tried to run

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22137 of 2026(4) dt.08-07-2026 2/3 towards the police, the petitioner, namely, Adhir Yadav allegedly fired upon him, thereafter all the accused persons fled away from the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The allegation against the petitioner is that he has fired bullet but no empty cartridge was recovered from the place of occurrence. He further submits that as per the F.I.R., the police had knowledge of the occurrence on 10.12.2005 but the F.I.R was lodged on the next day which creates doubt with respect to the prosecution case. There is a family dispute between the informant and his in-laws and the petitioner has no concern with them. Although the petitioner has four criminal antecedents out of which in one case he has been acquitted, and in other three cases he is on bail. There is no incriminating material against the petitioner. He undetakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of allegation, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22137 of 2026(4) dt.08-07-2026 3/3 below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned Court of ACJM 1st , Nalanda, Bihar Sharif in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No.552 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Utkarsh.k/- U