Sanju Yadav @ Sanjay Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44375 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2012 Thana- FATEHPUR District- Gaya ====================================================== Sanju Yadav @ Sanjay Yadav son of Mirchan Yadav Village- Rato PsFatehpur Dist- GAya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Sen Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 20-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Fatehpur P.S. Case No. 192 of 2012 lodge on 17.07.2012 under Section 147/148/323/504/307/302 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, F.I.R. has been lodged against seven named accused persons including the present petitioner in which specific allegation has been made against the present petitioner of assaulting the informant and her family members.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel also submits that that the name of the petitioner has been figured in this case only by virtue of confessional statement of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44375 of 2024(2) dt.20-07-2024 2/2 accused. Counsel further submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean. The petitioner is in custody since 06.02.2024. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that several accused persons have been granted bail vide order dated 15.03.2013 in Cr. Misc. No. 8432 of 2013, vide order dated 14.05.2014 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 37589 of 2013, vide order dated 25.07.2018 in Cr. Misc. No 44861 of 2018 and vide order dated 13.10.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 69978 of 2021.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the F.I.R. has been lodged in the year 2012 and first bail has been granted to the accused person in the year 2013 and the petitioner sat over the matter and now he has surrendered in the trial Court after 12 years.

6. In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. However, trial Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. The trial Court is directed to expediate the trial as early as possible preferably within one year. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Sunnykr/- U