Dasrath Yadav @ Dasrath Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.34576 of 2025 (arising out of Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 143 of 2025, District Bhojpur), decided 01-09-2025 by Justice Alok Kumar Pandey. Anticipatory bail application of Dasrath Yadav @ Dasrath Kumar Yadav and Ashok Yadav @ Ashok Kumar Yadav rejected on account of the nature of allegations (firing with intent to create terror) and their series of criminal antecedents. Offences: ss. 109, 292, 351(2), 352, 3(5) BNS, 2023; ss. 25(1-B)A, 26, 27, 35 Arms Act; related cases Nos. 139/2025 and 922/2024. Counsel: Gopal Govind Mishra for petitioners; Tarun Prasad Mandal, A.P.P. for the State. Keywords: anticipatory bail rejection, BNS 2023, Arms Act, criminal antecedents, CCTV footage, pen drive.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail declined: considering the facts and circumstances, the nature of the allegations and the petitioners' series of criminal antecedents, the court was not inclined to grant the petitioners the privilege of anticipatory bail.