Indrajeet Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60473 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2024 Thana- RAGHUNATHPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Indrajeet Yadav S/o- Rajdhan yadav Resident of vill-Raghunathpur PSRaghuanthpur Dist- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Yogesh Chandra Verma, Sr. Advocate Ms. Kumari Anupam, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Madhuri Lata, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-09-2025 Heard learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 308(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 12.09.2024 at about 8:30 AM, when the informant was sitting on his pump, in the meantime, this petitioner, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons and some unknown persons, came there, started abusing informant, demanded Rangdari and also threatened with dire consequences.

4. It is submitted by learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60473 of 2025(2) dt.08-09-2025 2/2 has committed no offence. The present F.I.R. has been lodged after inordinate delay of 9 days and there is no plausible explanation for the same. It is further submitted that though there is alleged of demand of Rangdari but no money was delivered. No one has sustained any injury.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he, along with other accused persons, abused informant, demanded Rangdari and threatened with dire consequences. Petitioner has got seven criminal antecedents out of which two are of similar nature.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T