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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./27360/2026bail granted

Jugal Yadav @ Jugal Prasad @ Jugas Gope @ Yugesh Gope v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-29Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27360 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-402 Year-2025 Thana- MOKAMAH District- Patna ====================================================== 1.

Jugal Yadav @ Jugal Prasad @ Jugas Gope @ Yugesh Gope S/o Jamun Gope Resident of Village- Chhaperatar, P.S.- Pandarak, District - Patna 2.

Manju Devi W/o Jugal Yadav @ Jugal Prasad @ Jugas Gope @ Yugesh Gope Resident of Village- Chhaperatar, P.S.- Pandarak, District - Patna 3.

Ram Lakhan Yadav @ Ram Lakhan Kumar S/o Jugal Yadav @ Jugal Prasad @ Jugas Gope @ Yugesh Gope Resident of Village- Chhaperatar, P.S.- Pandarak, District - Patna 4.

Ranjan Devi W/o Ram Lakhan Yadav @ Ram Lakhan Kumar Resident of Village- Chhaperatar, P.S.- Pandarak, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saurav Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 137(2), 96, 126(2), 115(2), 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per F.I.R., co-accused Lakshman Kumar, who is own son-in-law of the informant, enticed away his minor daughter on a motorcycle. When informant went to the house of Lakshman Kumar in search of his daughter, all the F.I.R. named accused persons abused him.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27360 of 2026(2) dt.29-04-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners never assisted co-accused Lakshman Kumar in commission of the offence and they have been made accused in this case merely because they are his family members. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the relationship between the parties, nature of accusation and clean antecedent, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-III, Barh at Patna in connection with Mokama P. S. Case No. 402 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T