Harekrishna Yadav @ Harikrishna Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84814 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2017 Thana- BRAHMPUR District- Buxar ====================================================== Harekrishna Yadav @ Harikrishna Yadav S/O Mandir Yadav R/o villageTavkal Ray ke Dera, Police station- Simri, Dist.- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sumit Shekhar Pandey, Advocate Mr. Tara Kant Rishi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, & 471/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner has obtained a job of teacher and a license of PDS dealer on the basis of forged documents. It is alleged that this petitioner has changed the father's name and the address whereas the petitioner is the same person.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been terminated from the service and the license of the PDS dealership is also cancelled. It has further been
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84814 of 2025(4) dt.19-02-2026 2/3 submitted that from perusal of the Paragraph '49' of the case diary it will transpire that one witness Surendra Yadav has stated that the petitioner has got somebody else to sign on Master data for account opening. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that if somebody else has signed on account opening form, how will he be able to withdraw the amount from that account. It has further been submitted that the petitioner had been victimized of the surmises and conjectures of the authority. The parentage and the address of both the persons who are said to be one is different. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 11.09.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and has stated that he has filed a counter and from perusal of the counter it will transpire that the petitioner has very cunningly changed the father's name and has obtained dealership and job of teacher.
6. In any view of the matter, the petitioner has lost his job and the license of the PDS dealer is also cancelled and Paragraph '49' of the case diary goes to show that the findings of the I.O. are only on the basis of suspicion.
7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84814 of 2025(4) dt.19-02-2026 3/3 considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Brahampur P.S. Case No. 83 of 2017 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T