Shankar Kumar Yadav @ Shankar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77167 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-291 Year-2025 Thana- ARARIA District- Araria ====================================================== Shankar Kumar Yadav @ Shankar Yadav son of Late Pramanand Yadav Resident of Araria, Muhalla -Krishnapuri, Ward No. 9, P.S. -Araria, Disrt. -Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vijay Kishore Bharti, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Nagendra Prasad, A.P.P.

For the Informant :

Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 18.07.2025, father of informant went to graze cattle but did not return. On search, dead body of father of informant was found. Informant believes that some unknown persons committed murder of his father.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is agnate and co-villager of the informant. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and he has been made accused only on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77167 of 2025(3) dt.16-01-2026 2/2 suspicion. Save and except suspicion, there is no material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that similarly situated coaccused person has already been granted anticipatory bail by this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 25.11.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 81261 of 2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering backdrop of the case, nature of accusation and fact that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R., this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Araria P. S. Case No. 291 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T