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2026 DAILYLAW 2317 (PAT)

Vikash Yadav @ Vikash Kumar Ray v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./2205/2026 · 2026-04-21

Satyavrat Verma

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2205 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2024 Thana- KHANPURA District- Samastipur ====================================================== Vikash Yadav @ Vikash Kumar Ray Son of Brahamdeo Ray R/o Village - Manapur, P.S. - Khanpur, Dist. - Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sheo Kumar Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Priya Sharan Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 21-04-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in Khanpur P. S. Case No. 186 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 310(4), 310(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 19.10.2025 and has antecedent of eight cases and the informant alleges that he received secret information that dreaded criminal Vikash Yadav (petitioner) along with henchmen are partying and planning to commit an occurrence. Further, if the place of occurrence is raided the accused will be apprehended. Accordingly, the place of occurrence were raided and six accused were apprehended but Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2205 of 2026(2) dt.21-04-2026 2/3 one accused managed to flee, the apprehended disclosed their name and also disclosed the name of petitioner who fled. Further, from the apprehended accused, mobiles were recovered as detailed in the FIR. It is next alleged that Chandan disclosed that accused were planning to commit dacoity and petitioner had concealed arms in his house. Accodingly, the house of the petitioner was raided and a pistol made in Italy with five loaded cartridges, a double barrel gun along with several motorcycles were recovered. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot. It is next submitted that based on disclosure made by Chandan, it is alleged that house of the petitioner was raided from where arms and ammunitions were recovered, but then, it is submitted that Chandan was a tenant of the petitioner and he might have concealed the arms as tenant and took the same as an opportunity to implicate the petitioner in the instant case. 5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application and submits that informant a police officer had information that a dreaded criminal i.e. petitioner is planning to commit an occurrence, based on the said information the police raided the place of occurrence when petitioner fled and six accused were Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2205 of 2026(2) dt.21-04-2026 3/3 apprehended and based on disclosure of the apprehended accused, the name of the petitioner also transpired that he fled and thereafter house of the petitioner was raided based on disclosure made by Chandan, arms and ammunitions were recovered. It is also submitted that petitioner has antecedent of eight serious cases and if privilege of bail is granted the petitioner may abscond or try to tamper with the evidence. 6. Considering the submissions made by the learned A.P.P., the Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. 7. The prayer of the petitioner for regular bail stands rejected. vikash/- (Satyavrat Verma, J) U T