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2026 DAILYLAW 32359 (PAT)

Shailesh Yadav v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./4895/2026 · 2026-02-03

Ashok Kumar Pandey

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4895 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2025 Thana- SURYAGARHA District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Shailesh Yadav S/O Mithilesh Yadav R/O Village- Nababganj, P.S- Surajgarha, Dist. - Lakhisarai. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Renuka Ratnakar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 03-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Surajgarha P.S. Case No. 128 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 308(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023. 3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the petitioner, along with others, arrived at the brick kiln of the informant and started demanding Rs. 1 lakh as rangdari tax, and when the informant objected, he was assaulted. It is specifically alleged that Bino Yadav and Polo Yadav assaulted the informant with pistol in hand, and Bino Yadav assaulted the informant with a khanti on the head, due to which he received head injury. It is further alleged that Mithlesh Yadav took Rs. 20,000/- from Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4895 of 2026(2) dt.03-02-2026 2/3 the Chimni, and it is further alleged that Polo Yadav threatened him at gunpoint that he will have to pay Rs. 1 lakh per month as rangdari. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the FIR, it is clear that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner and the nature of allegation is general and omnibus. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner is only a member of mob. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 14.10.2025. 5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of five cases. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4895 of 2026(2) dt.03-02-2026 3/3 Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Surajgarha P.S. Case No. 128 of 2025. Sudhanshu/- (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) U T