The Patna High Court granted regular bail to the petitioner involved in a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, citing lack of specific allegations, existence of a counter-case, the petitioner's young age, and clean history.
Petitioner released on bail by furnishing a bond of Rs. 20,000 with two sureties of the like amount each.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56801 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-74 Year-2025 Thana- CHANDAUTI District- Gaya
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Upendra Yadav, S/o- Shyamji Yadav, R/O Village- Habbipur, P.S.- Chandauti, District -Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Syed Asgher Najmi, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s: Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 19-08-2025
Heard Mr. Syed Asgher Najmi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, learned APP for the
State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025 dated 22.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 127(1), 352, 351(2), 115(2), 303(2) and 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. The main submissions advanced by petitioner’s counsel are that as per the prosecution, the alleged occurrence took place on 16.02.2025 but the FIR was registered on 22.02.2025 without explaining the reason for the said delay, in fact the petitioner’s brother’s son was assaulted by the prosecution party for which the wife of the petitioner’s brother lodged Chandauti P.S. Case No. 75 of 2025 against the
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informant of the present case and thereafter, in retaliation and to save skin from the petitioner’s case, the FIR of the present case was lodged. It is further submitted that altogether ten persons, including the petitioner, have been named in the FIR but against this petitioner, there is no specific allegation and his specific role in the commission of the alleged assault has not been disclosed and the main allegation of assaulting the injured persons is against the co-accused Surendra Yadav, Rajkumar Yadav and others. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner bears no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in jail since 25.05.2025 and he is a 18 year old young person and further, there is case and counter case in between both the parties.
4. Learned APP for the State has opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner.
5. In the facts and circumstances of this case and considering the aforesaid submissions, mainly the facts, that in the FIR, there is no specific allegation against this petitioner and there is case and counter case in between both the parties, coupled with petitioner’s young age, his custody period and clean past history, this Court is inclined to release him on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty
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Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the court concerned in connection with Chandauti P.S. Case No. 74 of 2025.
(Shailendra Singh, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is eligible for regular bail furnishing bail bond.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Upendra Yadav
The State of Bihar
Shaileendra Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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