Hari Shankar Yadav @ Hari Shankar Kumar Yadav @ Hari Shankar Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29063 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2025 Thana- LADANIA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Hari Shankar Yadav @ Hari Shankar Kumar Yadav @ Hari Shankar Kumar S/o Bijay Yadav Resident of Village - Chiknautwa, P.S. - Ladaniya, Dist. - Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Ms.Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 140(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with others has kidnapped the grandson of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that during course of investigation, the victim was recovered and he

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29063 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/3 has given his statement under Section 183 of the B.N.S.S. wherein he has stated that one of his friends has given information that Rakesh Yadav and the petitioner were chatting on Instagram regarding his kidnapping. On 04.05.2025, three persons kidnapped him but he has not named those persons. In last part of his statement, he has stated that this petitioner was calling the accused persons and was directing them to assault with blade on his face. But no assault was made in view of the above direction made by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that only material against the petitioner is that he has directed the kidnappers to assault with blade on the face of the victim.

It has further been submitted that if at all this petitioner has directed the kidnappers on mobile, how this fact may come into the knowledge of the victim because the call was not made to him. As per his statement, the call was made to the kidnappers. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 29.01.2026.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29063 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 3/3 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 S.D.J.M., Madhubani in connection with Ladaniya P.S. Case No. 140 of 2025.

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