Manish Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52545 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2024 Thana- KHARIK District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Manish Kumar Yadav Son of Ramanand Yadav village- Lattipur, Ps- Bihpur, Dist- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 01-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kharik P.S. Case No. 195 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 308(2), 308(5), 303(2), 109, 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that a group of armed accused persons committed loot in multiple shops at Lattipur Chowk, including that of the informant, and terrorized the area by firing 20-25 rounds. They also threatened all shopkeepers to pay extortion money of Rs. 10,000/- each or face arson.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52545 of 2025(2) dt.01-08-2025 2/3
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statements of co-accused who was apprehended during course of investigation. Petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence on the alleged date and time. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner has one criminal antecedent. The co-accused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 25.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52001 of 2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also claim based on parity, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Kharik P.S. Case No. 195 of 2024, subject to the conditions as
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52545 of 2025(2) dt.01-08-2025 3/3 laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T