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Santosh Yadav @ Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC1 Apr 2026CR. MISC./14682/2026

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What is this about?

Petitioner sought pre-arrest bail in a case of possession and transportation of a snatched motorcycle allegedly used for carrying illicit liquor. Not named in the FIR, implicated only on co-accused's statement. Court found no material against him and granted anticipatory bail.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail granted: release on furnishing Rs.10,000 bond with two like sureties to ACJM-I, Jhanjharpur, within eight weeks, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS conditions.

Santosh Yadav @ Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Yadav Vs The… — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14682 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2022 Thana- LAUKAHI District- Madhubani

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Santosh Yadav @ Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Yadav Son of Ram Bilash Yadav @ Ram Vilash Yadav R/O Village - Chichorwa @ Chichorba, P.S.- Laukahi, District - Madhubani (Bihar)

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Madhav Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ahmad Ali, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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2 01-04-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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In the present case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case No. 218 of 2022 for the alleged offences under Section 413,414 of the IPC

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As per prosecution case, during checking of vehicles, three persons were found riding a motorcycle and on seeing the police party two of them fled away and coaccused Indrajeet Yadav was apprehended from the spot. The apprehended coaccused disclosed that the motorcycle was snatched by the coaccused with the help of this petitioner and other coaccused persons and was being used in transportation of illicit liquor.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14682 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 2/3

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The petitioner is not named in the FIR and nothing incriminating has come on record to show the complicity of the petitioner in the whole occurrence. Merely on the saying of the coaccused, petitioner is made accused in the present case. Petitioner is having clean antecedent and till date no final form has been submitted.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner.

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Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the distinct lack of material against the petitioner and further considering possibility of false accusation, let the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court concerned within a period of eight weeks from today, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court of learned ACJM-I, Jhanjharpur in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case No. 218 of 2022, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions:

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(i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14682 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 3/3

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fixed by the court below, if so required by the learned trial

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court.

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(Arun Kumar Jha, J)

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Anuradha/-

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Santosh Yadav @ Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar

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