IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34355 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-519 Year-2022 Thana- NARPATGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== 1. Keswar Pd. Yadav @ Keshwar Yadav @ Keshwar Prasad Yadav S/O Late Mahavir Yadav R/O Village-Nathpur, Ward no. 05, PS- Narpatganj, Distt- Araria 2. Sanjay Yadav S/O Keshwar Pd. Yadav @ Keshwar Yadav @ Keshwar Prasad Yadav R/O Village-Nathpur, Ward no. 05, PS- Narpatganj, Distt- Araria 3. Rajeev Yadav @ Rajeev Kumar S/O Keswar Pd. Yadav @ Keshwar Yadav @ Keshwar Prasad Yadav R/O Village-Nathpur, Ward no. 05, PS- Narpatganj, Distt- Araria 4. Santosh Yadav @ Santosh Kumar Yadav S/O Keswar Pd. Yadav @ Keshwar Yadav @ Keshwar Prasad Yadav R/O Village-Nathpur, Ward no. 05, PS- Narpatganj, Distt- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Narpatganj P.S. Case No. 519 of 2022 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 307, 379, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and subsequently added section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, lodged on 22.11.2022 by the informant Ramnarayan Yadav. 3. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34355 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 2/3 22.11.2022, the informant got information about cutting of trees on their land, the informant along with his son Rakesh Kumar Yadav and Bikash Kumar came on the place of occurrence and protested with the petitioners and other co-accused for cutting the tree. Infuriated by that, on the order of Keshwar Yadav, Sanjay Yadav, Santosh Yadav and Rajeev Yadav assaulted the informant's son Rakesh Yadav and Bikash Kumar by giving 'Farsa' blow causing injuries and both fell down. Later, other accused persons assaulted them by lathi blow. It was further alleged that the accused persons also committed theft by taking away Rs. 5 Lakhs from another son Ranjan Kumar, who had come on the spot on hearing hulla. Accordingly, the F.I.R. 4. Subsequently, Rakesh Yadav died after thirteen months of the alleged assault, and thereafter, Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code was added. 5. Earlier, the petitioners herein was granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 25.05.2023 in Cr. Misc No. 18004 of 2023 but due to further development in the case, the present anticipatory bail petition. 6. At the outset, learned State counsel submits that later, the informant’s son Rakesh Yadav died and thereafter, section 302 of the Indian Penal Code added and as such, the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34355 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 3/3 petitioners do not deserve the relief. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and the development that has taken place in the matter, this Court is not inclined to extend them the privilege of anticipatory bail. 8. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application stands rejected. vinayak/- (Rajiv Roy, J) U T