Shankar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68580 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-377 Year-2022 Thana- AMAS District- Gaya ====================================================== Shankar Yadav S/o Mahabir Yadav R/o Village- Ram Sagar, P.S.- Mohanpur, Dist.- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Nirmal Kumar Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The accused-petitioner, not named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with Amas P.S. Case No. 377 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per FIR, the truck of informant bearing Registration No. JH02AF-4514, which was loaded with coal, was looted by some unknown accused persons on 17.08.2022 in early morning at about 5:00 A.M. It is also alleged that beside coal worth of Rs. 3,22,634/-, cash of Rs. 56,188/- was also looted.
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4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that save and except suspicion arising out of self-confession, when petitioner was apprehended in connection with Barachatti P.S. Case No. 854/2022, nothing incriminating materials surfaced during investigation as to connect him with the present crime in question. It is submitted that even looted truck was found in abandoned place accessible by general public.
5. It is further submitted that investigation of this case in all material aspects has already been completed qua apprehended co-accused Guddu Yadav, and, therefore, custodial interrogation of this petitioner is not required for any further investigation and no purpose of justice shall be served even by sending the petitioner to jail.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
7. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of the fact as save and except suspicion prima facie arising out of self-confession, nothing incriminating appears against this petitioner as to connect him with the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68580 of 2025(4) dt.10-02-2026 3/3 present crime in question, accordingly, above-named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate - 1st Class, Sherghati at Gaya/concerned court in connection with Amas P.S. Case No. 377 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S."). (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U