Patna High Court
Shankar Yadav @ Shankar KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The Court grants bail to the petitioner on the condition of a Rs 10,000 bond with two sureties.
Summary
The petitioner, Shankar Yadav, was arrested in connection with PS case No.1150 of 2025 for alleged assault on an informant with an iron rod, causing rib fractures and a leg fracture, and was charged under multiple sections of the B.N.S., 2023 and the Dayan Act. The prosecution alleged that Yadav and an accomplice attacked the informant, while the petitioner claimed he was falsely implicated, that the incident was a mutual fight, and that both parties sustained injuries. He had been in judicial custody since 22 December 2025 and sought bail, asserting innocence and citing a counter‑version of events. The State opposed bail, highlighting Yadav’s two prior criminal cases. After hearing both sides, the Patna High Court considered the facts, the seriousness of the offences, and the petitioner’s antecedents, and ordered that bail be granted on a bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the seriousness of the offences and his prior criminal antecedents
Legislation cited
- B.N.S., 2023 — s. 109(1), 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 3(5), 351, 352, 74
Subjects
- bail
- criminal antecedent
- assault
- iron rod
- false implication
- judicial custody
- surety
- Bihar
- Patna High Court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13755 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1150 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA District- Nawada
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Shankar Yadav @ Shankar Kumar S/o Guru Prasad Yadav Resident Of
Village- Koniyapar, Ps- Nawada, District- Nawada
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
2 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection
with Nawada P.S. Case No. 1150 of 2025 registered for the
offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2),
109(1), 74, 352, 351, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section ¾ of
the Dayan Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the
petitioner, along with others, started abusing the informant and
it is alleged that the petitioner and one Guru Prasad assaulted
him with an iron rod on the chest, due to which ribs were
broken. It is specifically alleged that the petitioner has been
assaulted with an iron rod on the back, due to which the leg was
fractured.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13755 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026
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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. He also submits that there is also a counter version of this
case. He also submits that there was free fight between the
parties and both sides have received injuries. He further submits
that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since
22.12.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP
for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal
antecedent of two 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
Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Nawada P.S.
Case No. 1150 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Sudhanshu/-
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