Lalu Yadav @ Upnandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66212 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-103 Year-2025 Thana- CHAORI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Lalu Yadav @ Upnandan Kumar S/o Bam Bahadur Singh @ Bam Yadav Resident of Sikarhatta, P.S.- Sikarhatta, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Akanksha Malviya, Advocate Ms. Naina N., Advocate Mr. Akash Keshavi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-11-2025 Heard Mr. Akanksha Malviya, along with Ms.

Naina N. and Mr. Akash Keshavi, learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Binod Kumar, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chauri P.S. Case No. 103 of 2025 registered under Sections 309(4), 317(2) of the BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, some unknown persons stolen the motorcycle bearing Reg. No.BR03S 2676 along with some other articles from the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner is not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66212 of 2025(3) dt.15-11-2025 2/3 named in the FIR and the petitioner is not involved in the alleged crime. The name of the petitioner has surfaced in the present case on the basis of confessional statement of one Rahul Giri and one Veera Yadav. The motorcycle was recovered from the said Veera Yadav. The petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, the petitioners seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the considering the FIR and the material that has surfaced in course of investigation, I find that the stolen motorcycle was recovered from co-accused Veera Yadav and name of the petitioner has surfaced on the basis of confessional statement made by the said Rahul Giri and Veera Yadav, the petitioner is having clean antecedent, I am of the opinion that the petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on anticipatory bail.

7. The learned District Court is directed to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66212 of 2025(3) dt.15-11-2025 3/3 (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending in connection with Chauri P.S. Case No. 103 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 of the BNSS,

8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner, as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T