Akhilesh Yadav@ Akhilesh Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66517 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-39 Year-2019 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia ====================================================== Akhilesh Yadav@ Akhilesh Kumar Yadav, Son of Late Shiv Kumar Yadav Resident of Village Maujampatti, P.S. Barhara (Raghuvansh Nagar), District - Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Adv.

Mr.Shivam, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 16-05-2022 Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner as also learned APP for the State.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within four weeks.

The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Barhara (Raghuvansh Nagar O.P.) P.S. Case No.39 of 2019 registered under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 342, 323, 307, 506, 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, Section 3⁄4 of the Explosive Substance Act and Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation in the FIR is that the informant's father was invited to inaugurate an agricultural programme on the occasion of 'Sarswati Pooja'. After inauguration, as he sat on his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66517 of 2021(3) dt.16-05-2022 2/2 vehicle to return to his village, it is alleged that a white Scorpio reached the place and the accused persons variously armed resorted to indiscriminate firing. Specific allegation has been made against accused Dilip Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav (the petitioner herein) and Bhushan Yadav that they exploded bombs as a result whereof the left leg of the father of the petitioner blew away and others also sustained injuries. Subsequently, the father of the informant succumbed to his injuries. Considering the aforesaid fact that specific allegation has come up against the petitioner of having hurl bomb on the father of the informant as also the fact that he has a long criminal antecedent, this Court is not inclined to release him on bail which is hereby rejected.

The Trial court is directed to expedite the Trial and conclude it at an earliest.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Prakash Narayan /- U T