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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20107 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2025 Thana- SIKTA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Shankar Yadav Son of Maya yadav Resident Of Village- sirisiya, Ps- Siktta, Dist- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Gauri Shankar Thakur For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shahabuddin Azeem @ S. Azeem ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sikta P.S. Case No. 141/2025 dated 13.10.2025 for the offences punishable under Section 103(1), 238 read with Section 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, the son of the informant had called him on his mobile phone, which was received by the daughter of the informant and said that some people are beating him near Sirisiya. Upon which, the informant told his daughter to go there and when the daughter of the informant went there, she saw the dead body of his brother.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20107 of 2026(2) dt.01-04-2026 2/2 case and he is in custody since 15.12.2025 and has no criminal antecedent. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has come on the basis of the confessional statement of the co-accused person, Binod Baitha. The co- accused person has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 16.03.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 15615/2026.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and that the co- accused person has been granted bail by this court, this application is allowed.
7. 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 the learned Additional District and Session Judge-IX, West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Sikta P.S. Case No. 141/2025.
atul/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T