KANHAIYA LAL YADAV @ KANHAIYA YADAV v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
B.A./6342/2026 · 2026-08-13
Anil Kumar Choudhary
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( 2026:JHHC:24292 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 6342 of 2026
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1. Kanhaiya Lal Yadav @ Kanhaiya Yadav, aged about 31 years, S/o Nunulal Yadav
2. Bikram Yadav, aged about 38 years, S/o Baleshwar Yadav Both are Resident of Village –Akashkanali, Near Hanuman Mandir, P.O.+P.S. –Katrasgarh, District –Ranchi, Jharkhand.
… Petitioners
Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party
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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioners : Mr. Aman Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State
: Mr. Someshwar Roy, Addl. P.P. ------
Order No.03 Dated- 13.08.2026
Heard the parties.
The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Katras P.S. Case No. 152 of 2026, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 117(2), 118(1) and 109(1) of the B.N.S. and Section 25(1-B)(a), 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were the members of an unlawful assembly and in prosecution of common object of the assembly attempted to murder Nitish Yadav and Tausif Alam by firing upon them. It is next submitted that both Tausif Alam whose statement appears in para-66 and Nitish Yadav whose statement appears in para 105 of the case diary have categorically stated that the petitioners have no intention to kill them. It is further submitted that while Tausif Alam sustained injury in firing made in the air and Nitish Yadav sustained injury accidently as the fight was going on between the supporters of Amit Yadav and Vikash Bajrangi. It is then submitted that the victims have categorically stated that they cannot say who fired the bullets which hit them. It is also submitted that the petitioner no.1 has no criminal
antecedent while the petitioner no.2 has one criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para -16 of the bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 30.05.2026 as has been mentioned in para-1 of the bail application. It is also submitted that the co-accused person has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 30.07.2026 in B.A. No. 5974 of 2026. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners undertake that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners be admitted to bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty-five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Dhanbad, in connection with Katras P.S. Case No. 152 of 2026 with the condition that they will cooperate with the trial of the case and furnish their mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile number during the trial of the case and will not annoy or disturb the informant or witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.)
13.08.2026
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