Shailendra Yadav @ Shalendra Yadav @ Shalesh Yadav @ Shelesh Yadav @ Shailesh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40921 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2025 Thana- BANDHUWA KURAWA District- Banka ====================================================== Shailendra Yadav @ Shalendra Yadav @ Shalesh Yadav @ Shelesh Yadav @ Shailesh S/o Ashok Yadav @ Bateshwar Yadav R/o Village- Kataileta, P.S.- Bandhua Kurawa, District- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The Assistant Director, Mines and Geology Department, Banka Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ajay Mukherjees, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP For Opposite Party No. 2:

Mr. Naresh Dikshit, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mines Department.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 303(2) and 317(2) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, on 22.02.2025, on the basis of secret information, a raid was conducted in which one trailer loaded with illegally mined sand was seized and it is alleged that this petitioner managed to escape with the tractor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40921 of 2025(2) dt.30-07-2025 2/3

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is neither owner nor driver of the seized trailer in question and has got no concern with the alleged recovery. Petitioner is not involved in the business of sand and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Mines Department have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and nature of accusation, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Bandhua Kurawa P.S. Case No. 14 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40921 of 2025(2) dt.30-07-2025 3/3 the B.N.S.S..

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