Purnwashi Yadav @ Purnwashi Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69101 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2024 Thana- DHAUDAD District- Rohtas ====================================================== Purnwashi Yadav @ Purnwashi Kumar, S/o Saryu Singh @ Saryu Yadav @ Sarju Singh, Resident of village-Dhankadha, P.S. - Dhaudarh, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shashi Kant, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Dhaudadh P.S. Case No.17 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 127(1), 115(2), 303(2), 109, 351(2), 352, 117(2) and 190 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short 'B.N.S.') as well as Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and is in custody since 14.05.2025.
4. Allegation against the petitioner is to open fire upon cousin brother of the informant namely, Bablu Kumar causing bullet injury in his stomach, where alleged occurrence
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.69101 of 2025(2) dt.10-02-2026 2/3 said to be arising out of money dispute related with purchase of sugarcane.
5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that informant claims to be an eye witness of the occurrence and according to him, this petitioner alongwith two accused persons opened fire upon the informant, out of which, one bullet hit to his cousin brother namely, Bablu Kumar. It is pointed out that petitioner implicated falsely in the background of monetary dispute arising out of purchase of sugarcane.
6. While concluding argument, it is submitted that petitioner found involved in one more criminal case, in which he is on bail, and moreover, investigation of this case is already concluded, for which charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
7. Learned A.P.P. for the State, while opposing the prayer of bail of the petitioner, submitted that the injured said specifically that firing caused by this petitioner hit to his stomach.
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8. Let it be so, in the background of allegation of indiscriminate firing by three accused persons, where informant claimed to be an eye witness of the occurrence, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already concluded, where petitioner remains in custody since 14.05.2025, accordingly, petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate-1st Class, Sasaram, Rohtas in connection with Dhaudadh P.S. Case No. 17 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'CrPC')/under Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS'). (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T