Vijay Yadav @ Vijay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63722 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2021 Thana- IMADPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Vijay Yadav @ Vijay Kumar S/O Surendra Singh @ Surendra Yadav R/O Vill.- Varsi, P.S.- Tarari, District- Bhojpur at Ara ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard Mr. Shashank Shekhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Imadpur P.S. Case No. 144 of 2021 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 399, 402 of the Indian Penal Code & Sections 25(1-b), 26, 35 of the Arms Act.
3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the police had information that certain miscreants were planning to commit some offence. Police proceeded to that place. It is further alleged that the miscreants started fleeing away seeing the police; however, four persons were apprehended, and they were identified as Govind Kumar, Tikku Kumar, Roushan, and Vikash Yadav. The apprehended co-accused persons have disclosed the name of the petitioner and others who managed to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63722 of 2025(4) dt.19-01-2026 2/3 escape. From the apprehended persons, some arms were recovered.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has been surfaced on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused persons. It has also been submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 02.05.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of seven cases.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail with the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the stage of trial and shall remain physically present on each and every date fixed by the learned trial court, till the disposal of the case. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only)
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63722 of 2025(4) dt.19-01-2026 3/3 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Imadpur P.S. Case No. 144 of 2021. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T