IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10157 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-100 Year-2022 Thana- KOTHI District- Gaya ====================================================== Vikash Kumar @ Vikash Yadav S/o Manan Yadav @ Madan Yadav Resident of Village- Manjhigaw, P.S.- Kothi, District- Gaya, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Md Jubair Ansari, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 3 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Kothi P.S. Case No. 100 of 2022, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-b)a/26/35 of the Arms Act and 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 38 of UAP Act. 3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that there has been recovery of one countrymade stand-gun, one country- made pistol and three live cartridges from the house of one Manan Yadav. It is further alleged that co-accused Manan Yadav was arrested from his house who confessed that his son namely Vikash Yadav (the petitioner herein) had kept the alleged arms and ammunition which was given him by co-accused Nitesh Yadav. Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10157 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 2/3 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in the present case on suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of anticipatory bail. 6. The main allegation is against the father of the petitioner, Manan Yadav, also a co-accused of keeping a countrymade stand-gun, one countrymade pistol and three live cartridges. The house belongs to the father of the petitioner i.e. co-accused Manan Yadav who has been arrested from the spot and in his confessional statement, he alleged to have shifted the blame on his son i.e. the petitioner. However, no recovery has been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering these aspects of the matter, this Court is inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10157 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 3/3 Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Kothi P.S. Case No. 100 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and subject to the further condition that:- (i) the petitioner shall co-operate in the investigation/trial. (ii) the learned Court would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. kiran/- (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) U T