Sakaldeo Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89444 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-169 Year-2025 Thana- SARMERA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sakaldeo Yadav Son of Late Saryug Yadav Resident of Village- Badi Misiya, P.S.- Sarmera, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 10-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 103(1) and 3(5) of BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with others arrived and started abusing the father of the informant who was irrigating his field. After sometime, the informant went from there. On next day, he came to know through his brother that his father Kishori Yadav was lying dead.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the FIR itself, it is clear that neither the informant nor his brother has seen the occurrence. They have impleaded the petitioner along

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89444 of 2025(3) dt.10-03-2026 2/2 with others due to previous enmity. During course of investigation, the witnesses who have been examined, they have only reiterated the FIR. No one has stated that they have seen the occurrence rather they believed that the petitioner along with others might have killed the deceased. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 14.07.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and have submitted that petitioner is having one criminal antecedent.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and 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 Sarmera P.S. Case No. 169 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge IVth Biharsharif cum Exclusive Special Judge (POCSO), Biharsharif, Nalanda.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T