Shrikant Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58849 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-187 Year-2025 Thana- MAIRWAN District- Siwan ====================================================== Shrikant Yadav S/o Lt Hridya Chaudhary @ late Hridyanand Yadav Resident Of Village - Fulwariya, P.O. - Mairwa, Dist. - Siwan ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 15-11-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case No. 187 of 2025 registered for the offences under Sections 310(4), 310(5), 317(5) of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 (in short, the 'B.N.S.'). and section 25(1-A), 25(1-B)(a) of the Arms Act.

3. The accused/petitioner is named in the First Information Report and is in custody since 29.06.2025.

4. As per FIR, three persons were apprehended from the house of this petitioner with country made loaded pistol.

5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that the room in issue was given on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58849 of 2025(3) dt.15-11-2025 2/3 rent and in support of same he relied upon Annexure '2' of the present bail petition. It is pointed out that admittedly no arms, as alleged, was recovered from possession of this petitioner and merely on the basis that he is the owner of the room, he was implicated with the present case.

6. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is concluded, for which charge-sheet has been submitted and as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

7. It is also submitted that as petitioner found involved in seven more criminal cases, suspicion arising out of his criminal antecedent is also one of the reason of his false implication with the present case, which is mostly related with excise case and in all seven cases, petitioner is on bail.

8. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

9. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of the fact as prima facie petitioner appears the owner of premises from where co-accused persons were apprehended, coupled with the fact that investigation of this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58849 of 2025(3) dt.15-11-2025 3/3 case is already completed, where petitioner remains in custody since 29.06.2025, accordingly, above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-V, Siwan/concerned court, in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case No. 187 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 437(3) Cr.P.C/Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S.").

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U