Pappu Jahrila @ Pappu Kumar @ Pappu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50028 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-930 Year-2023 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Pappu Jahrila @ Pappu Kumar @ Pappu Yadav Son of Girdhari Lal @ Upendra Yadav Resident of Alhanpura, Patsa, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Chandan Kumar Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 07-08-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. A prayer for bail has been made on behalf of the petitioner in connection with Bihta P.S. Case no.930 of 2023 registered under sections 302, 147, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, all F.I.R named accused persons along with 15 unknown persons came to the field of the informant variously armed and started abusing the informant. On protest, all seven F.I.R named accused started indiscriminating firing upon informant's brother who sustained fire arm injury and subsequently, he died during course of treatment.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R and the specific allegation of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50028 of 2025(2) dt.07-08-2025 2/3 firing upon the deceased is on the seven F.I.R named persons. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the confessional statement of co-accused Ritik Kumar @ Sujit Kumar who has already been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 27.09.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 36994 of 2024. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that three similarly situated accused have already been granted bail by co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 24.04.2024, 27.09.2024 and 10.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 28403 of 2024, 36994 of 2024 and 37014 of 2024 respectively. The petitioner is in custody since 04.03.2025 and undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial. Charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.
6. Taking into consideration the above mentioned facts of the case, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Bihta P.S. Case no.930 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court on the further condition that he shall co-operate in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50028 of 2025(2) dt.07-08-2025 3/3 investigation/trial either by appearing personally or through his lawyer in the learned trial Court on each and every date. Noncompliance of the condition will be result in cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner.
(Soni Shrivastava, J) Harsh/- U T