Saroj Yadav @ Saroj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36371 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-354 Year-2024 Thana- RANIGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Saroj Yadav @ Saroj Kumar S/o Late Mahanand Yadav R/o Vill.- Bhoraha (Bhodaha), P.S.- Raniganj, Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prafull Chandra Thakur, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Choubey Jawahar, A.P.P.

For the Informant :

Mr. Anamul Haque, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Raniganj P.S. Case No. 354 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 309(6) and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 25(1-B)a, 26 and 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that three accused persons resorted to firing upon him as a result of which the informant stopped his Tata Pick up vehicle. Two out of the three accused on the motorcycle came and on the point of firearm took away Rs. 2 lacs from their possession. They shot his son in the head who on being taken to the doctor

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36371 of 2025(4) dt.16-09-2025 2/2 was declared dead. The accused escaped on the motorcycle. The informant claims that he can identify the accused on seeing them again.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated and has not been put on T.I.Parade. Therefore, he deserves bail.

5. From the materials available on record, it appears that the deceased was killed while the loot was being committed by the unknown criminals. When the house of the petitioner was raided, the murder weapon was recovered from the backside of the petitioner's house. The petitioner is in jail since 04.01.2025 and has criminal antecedents also.

6. Considering the fact that the petitioner is accused of committing the loot and while committing the loot, killed the son of the informant, the application for regular bail of the petitioner stands rejected.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) Neha/- U