Lalu Yadav @ Nawal Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68217 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2025 Thana- DEEPNAGAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== 1.

Lalu Yadav @ Nawal Kumar, son of Late Sanjay Yadav, aged about 24 years, gender male, Resident of Village- Korai, P.S.- Deepnagar, DistrictNalanda 2.

Gautam Kumar, son of Sikandar @ Sikandar Prasad @ Pandit Jee Yadav, aged about 22 years, gender male, Resident of Village- Korai, P.S.- Deepnagar, District - Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Ajit Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard Mr. Suryakant Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 268 of 2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 126(2), 109(1), 132, 352 of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, petitioners and other accused persons were indulged in firing and when the police reached at the place of occurrence, they had managed to escape from there.

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4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. Name of the petitioners has transpired on the basis of information given by local chowkidar, with whom the petitioners have inimical terms. Petitioners have clean antecedent. He further submitted that the petitioners are ready to pay Rs. 10,000/- each (totaling Rs. 20,000/-) to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. On these grounds, petitioners seek 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 fact that name of the petitioners has transpired on the basis of information given by local chowkidar, with whom the petitioners have inimical terms. Petitioners have clean antecedent. Petitioners are ready to pay Rs. 10,000/- each (totaling Rs. 20,000/-) to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. I am of the opinion that petitioners have, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

7. The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68217 of 2025(2) dt.08-10-2025 3/3 four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 268 of 2025, subject to the payment of Rs. 10,000/- each (totaling Rs. 20,000/-) to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund and other condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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