Sanjay Kumar Yadav @ Sanjay Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Sanjay Kumar Yadav @ Sanjay Yadav Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted: release upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Darbhanga in connection with Manigachhi P.S. Case No 279 of 2022, subject to cooperation in the disposal of the trial and availability as and when required by the court.

Issue for consideration

Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner, alleged to have committed robbery under Section 392 IPC in Manigachhi P.S. Case No. 279 of 2022, where reportedly nothing substantiates his implication except a confessional statement not leading to any recovery, and he has been in custody for more than two years.

Court's answer

Except the petitioner's confessional statement, which does not lead to any recovery, there is nothing against the petitioner in the present case; he has been in custody for more than two years.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Darbhanga.

Key takeaways

The release on bail is conditional upon the petitioner cooperating in the disposal of the trial and making himself available as and when required by the court.ratio¶¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) allowed Criminal Miscellaneous No. 86713 of 2024 (decided 09-04-2025), granting regular bail to Sanjay Kumar Yadav @ Sanjay Yadav, arraigned under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code in Manigachhi P.S. Case No. 279 of 2022 (District Darbhanga). Finding that, apart from a confessional statement not leading to any recovery, there was nothing against the petitioner, and noting that he had been in custody for more than two years, the court ordered his release on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Darbhanga, conditioned on the petitioner cooperating in the disposal of the trial and making himself available as and when required by the court.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86713 of 2024

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2022 Thana- MANIGACHI District- Darbhanga

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Sanjay Kumar Yadav @ Sanjay Yadav son of Ram Bahadur Yadav villageMilaki tola, ps- Alinagar, Dist- Darbhanga

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

===================	==================	... ... Opposite Party/s =================
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :	Mr.Nafisuzzoha
For the Opposite Party/s : ===================	Mr.Jagdhar Prasad ==================	=================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

ORAL ORDER

6 09-04-2025

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and

learned APP for the State.

This is an application for regular bail on behalf

of the petitioner for the offences alleged under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code registered in connection with Manigachhi P.S.Case No. 279 of 2022.

As per allegation, while the informant was travelling from Koelwar to Hajiur by his bike, three masked persons intercepted him within the jurisdiction of Manigachhi police station and at the point of pistol, they looted away his bike, a Samsung mobile and cash of Rs. 4400/-.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. He is in custody since 31.11.2022. Except his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86713 of 2024(6) dt.09-04-2025 2/2

confessional statement, there is nothing against him and the confessional statement is not leading to recovery, as such, it is not admissible in evidence. The learned counsel has also submitted that he has been implicated only on the ground of his criminal antecedents, which have been mentioned in para-3 of the bail petition.

It appears that except the confessional statement, which is not leading to recovery, there is nothing against the petitioner in the present case. He is in custody for more than two years.

Considering the above facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above-named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Darbhanga in connection with Manigachhi P.S.Case No 279 of 2022, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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