Devan Yadav @ Devnandan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53850 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2023 Thana- KORMA District- Sheikhpura ====================================================== Devan Yadav @ Devnandan Yadav Son of Sri Pashupati Yadav R/o-VillagePuraina, P.S.- Korma, District-Sheikhpura ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Madhav Krishna, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP For the informant :

Mr. Syed. Rizwanul Haque, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 03-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State and the informant.

2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Korma P.S. Case No. 15 of 2023 for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 342, 323, 324, 325, 307, 302, 120(B) of the 1.P.C. and section 27 of the Arms Act lodged on 28.1.2023 by the informant Bilas Yadav.

3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that the informant Bilas Yadav has alleged that on 28.1.2023 while he along with his brother was returning after seeing the field and reached near the house of Rudal Yadav, he saw that the accuseds Devan Yadav, Rajnandan Yadav, Sakaldeo Yadav. Rabish Kumar, Pashupati Yadav, Sarjan Yadav and Pankaj Yadav surrounded them and Pashupati Yadav ordered to kill both the brothers upon

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53850 of 2024(4) dt.03-03-2025 2/2 which, Devan Yadav, Rajnandan Yadav, Sakaldeo Yadav fired from rifle, gun and pistol which hit the neck and chest of Adalat Yadav as a result whereof, he fell down there. Thereafter, Sarjan Yadav on the order of Ravish, opened fire which hit the chest of the informant. Similarly, Pankaj Yadav also fired but the bullet passed over the head of the informant. Accordingly, the FIR.

4. Pursuant to the last order, the informant has filed supplementary affidavit according to which, the trial is at the final stage inasmuch as the prosecution argument has been concluded and the defence was granted time to conclude the argument on 23.01.2025, 01.02.2025 and 17.02.2025 and the next date of hearing is 06.03.2025.

5. In that background, it would be appropriate that the Trial Court conclude the trial in next three months. If the defence keeps on getting the matter adjourned, appropriate cost be imposed in the matter.

6. The bail application, for the present, stands rejected.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U T