Saroj Yadav @ Niranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53259 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-310 Year-2024 Thana- PALIGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Saroj Yadav @ Niranjan Kumar S/o Mahendra Yadav R/o Village- Mahuari, PS- Piarpura, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dhirendra Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Pushpa Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-08-2025 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State, Ms Pushpa Sinha. 2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126, 115(2), 109, 308(3), 308(4), 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 27 of the Arms Act. 3.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case and the informant alleges that he was intercepted by the accused persons including the petitioner and on point of gun, the accused persons demanded extortion of Rs. 5 lakhs on the ground that he has earned as Mukhiya, but informant fled when they fired.

4.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53259 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 2/3 informant on account of previous animosity. It is next submitted that allegation of demanding extortion and firing is also not specific and the informant was not injured, which amply demonstrates that allegation of firing was made to give serious colour to the case, further no empty cartridge was recovered from the place of occurrence. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

5.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

6.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Paliganj P.S. Case No. 310 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the BNSS.

7.

However, it is made clear that in the event, if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53259 of 2025(2) dt.18-08-2025 3/3 learned trial court bringing to its notice that the petitioner, despite giving assurance to this Court, is not cooperating in the investigation, in that event, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. 8.

Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned police station through the learned Trial Court. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Sumit/- U T