Jawahar Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

Jawahar Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted; petitioner to be enlarged on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of District and Additional Sessions Judge X, Khagaria in Gogri Police Station Case No. 361 of 2019, subject to conditions: (i) one bailor shall be a relative of the petitioner; (ii) petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and remain physically present on each and every date fixed by the Court, failing which (absence on two consecutive dates without prior permission/sufficient reason) the bail-bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the Court below.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be enlarged on regular bail in Gogri Police Station Case No. 361 of 2019 (District Khagaria) registered for offences punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, 504, 506/120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.

Court's answer

Considering the nature of accusation, materials collected during investigation and period of custody of the petitioner, his prayer for regular bail is allowed.

Ratio / Principle

Bail is made subject to conditions: one bailor shall be a relative of the petitioner; the petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and remain physically present on each and every date fixed by the Court, and on absence on two consecutive dates without prior permission/sufficient reason the bail-bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the Court below.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J.), oral order dated 19-12-2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 14900 of 2025 (Jawahar Yadav v. The State of Bihar): regular bail granted to the petitioner, in custody since 13.1.2025 with charge already framed, in Gogri Police Station Case No. 361 of 2019, District Khagaria, registered for offences punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, 504, 506/120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act. Bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of District and Additional Sessions Judge X, Khagaria, subject to conditions that one bailor shall be a relative of the petitioner and that the petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and remain physically present on each and every date fixed by the Court, failing which (absence on two consecutive dates without prior permission/sufficient reason) the bail-bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the Court below.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14900 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-361 Year-2019 Thana- GOGRI District- Khagaria

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Jawahar Yadav S/O Khekho Yadav R/O Village- Fudkichak, P.S- Gogri, Distt.- Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shashank Shekhar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Anish Chandra ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

4 19-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 307, 302, 504, 506/120B of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that it is case of misuse of privilege of bail and petitioner is in custody since 13.1.2025. Charge has already been framed in the case.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer

for bail.

Considering the nature of accusation, materials collected during investigation and period of custody of the petitioner, his prayer for regular bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, mentioned above, 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 District and Additional Sessions Judge X, Khagaria in Gogri Police Station Case No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14900 of 2025(4) dt.19-12-2025 2/2

361 of 2019, subject to following conditions:-

(I)One of the bailors shall be relative of the petitioner.

(ii)Petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall remain physically present on each and every date, as fixed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates, without prior permission/sufficient reason, their bail-bonds shall liable to be cancelled by the Court below.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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