Karan Kumar @ Karan Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77336 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2025 Thana- AKBARPUR District- Nawada ====================================================== Karan Kumar @ Karan Yadav, S/o Fulchand Yadav, Resident of VillageLohsinghna, P.S.- Akbarpur, District- Nawada. ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Rajeev Nayan, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No.182 of 2025, dated.13.04.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(1), 191(2), 191(3), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 109, 303(2), 352, 351(2), 74, of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. As per allegation, the Petitioner and other coaccused came to the house of the Informant and started assaulting the Informant and his family members using talwar and khanti causing injury on their persons.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that as a matter of fact, the present FIR
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77336 of 2025(4) dt.24-02-2026 2/3 is a counterblast of Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 181 of 2025 lodged on account of outraging the modesty of two ladies of the Petitioner's side. He further submits that on account of this sexual assault committed against the lady members of the Petitioner's side, altercation took place, in which both the sides got injury. He further brings to the notice of this Court that the FIR lodged by the Petitioner's side was on the same day prior to the present FIR in which they are seeking bail. Moreover, the present case has been lodged by the Informant side only to save their skin from the offence of sexual assault committed by them against the lady members of the Petitioner's side.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77336 of 2025(4) dt.24-02-2026 3/3 date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No.182 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S 2023, and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T