Golu Kumar @ Golu Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51889 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2024 Thana- BEUR District- Patna ====================================================== Golu Kumar @ Golu Yadav, S/o Ram Pravesh Yadav @ Ram Pravesh Rai, R/o Sukhthiyan, P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ram Jiban Pd Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dinesh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Beur P.S. Case No.295 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The prosecution case in nutshell is that the auto of the informant was booked by three commuters and when the the auto reached near Natthopur N.H., the informant after taking permission went for pee, in the meantime, the commuters, who were siting, fled away with the tempo.
4. Learned Advocate for the petitioner contended that the alleged occurrence took place on 05.06.2024 but, surprisingly, the FIR came to be instituted on 09.06.2024 and no explanation for delay has been assigned. It is further contended
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51889 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 that during the course of investigation, one Ankit Raj @ Banti apprehended by the police, who disclosed the name of the petitioner and others. Save and except confessional statement, there is no material which connects the petitioner with the crime in question. The petitioner is a man of tender age of 21 years and only on account of his past two criminal antecedent, as has been disclosed in para-3 of the bail application, his name has been implicated. Moreover, nothing has been recovered from the whereabouts of the petitioner and he undertakes that he will fully cooperate in the proceeding of the Court.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that the name of the petitioner has surfaced on the confessional statement of co-accused.
6. Regard being had to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking note of the fact that nothing incriminating article has been recovered from the whereabouts of the petitioner and save and except confessional statement, there is no material, coupled with the delay in lodging of the FIR, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51889 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 3/3 bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patna in connection with Beur P.S. Case No.295 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner. (Harish Kumar, J) rohit/- U T