Suraj Kumar Yadav @ Suraj Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31469 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2026 Thana- ARA NAWADA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.
Suraj Kumar Yadav @ Suraj Yadav Son of Surendra Yadav Resident of village - Maulabagh, Police Station - Ara Nawada, District - Bhojpur. 2.
Roushan Kumar @ Raushan Yadav Son of Surendra Yadav Resident of village - Maulabagh, Police Station - Ara Nawada, District - Bhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 07-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 174 of 2026, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 351(3), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, as per the informant is that she is living on rent in the house of Ashok Singh with her son. There was an altercation between the accused persons including the petitioners and the son of the informant in the past. On 28.02.2026, while the informant along with her son was going to Pakri Chauk, Navneet Yadav and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31469 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 2/3 Manjit Yadav came and fired upon her son which hit on chest. The miscreants fled away. During treatment, the son of the informant died.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have not committed any offence. He further submits that they have falsely been implicated in the present case. No overt act has been attributed to the petitioners in this incident in which the son of the informant died. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of anticipatory bail.
6. From the reading of the FIR, it transpires that there is no specific allegation against the petitioners. Both the petitioners have clean antecedent. Under these circumstances, this Court is inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioners, named above, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks from today, be released 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Ara Nawada P.S.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31469 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 3/3 Case No. 174 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and subject to the further condition that:- (i) the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation/trial.
(ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case 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, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) kiran/- U T