Patna High Court
Bullet Yadav @ Bullet Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- ALOK KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The court rejected the petitioner's anticipatory bail application.
Summary
Bullet Yadav sought anticipatory bail after the police linked him to a case involving offences under the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, Arms Act and NDPS Act. The prosecution alleged that he was among persons fleeing a police raid, though no weapon or narcotic was recovered from him. The petitioner claimed innocence and argued that no incriminating article was found on his person. However, the court noted that he had concealed two prior criminal convictions in his bail application. Considering this concealment and the seriousness of the alleged offences, the court declined to grant anticipatory bail.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner despite concealment of his prior criminal antecedents
- Whether the petitioner’s alleged involvement in the alleged crime warrants denial of bail
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 25(1-B)(a), 26, 35
- Bihar Narcotic Substances Act — s. 111, 310(4), 310(5)
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act — s. 20(B) IIB, 8
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- concealment of antecedents
- criminal antecedents
- arms act
- NDPS act
- bail denial
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14643 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-557 Year-2025 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan
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Bullet Yadav @ Bullet Kumar Yadav son of Surendra Yadav Resident of
village- Bhikhabandh, P.S,- Daronda, District- Siwan
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raghav Prasad, Adv
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madhuri Lata, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
3 29-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection
with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 557 of 2025, registered for the
offence punishable under Sections 310(4), 310(5), 111 of
B.N.S., Sections- 25(1-B) (a), 26, 35 of Arms Act and Sections
8, 20(B) IIB of N.D.P.S. Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, as per the
informant is that on 17.11.2025 at about 17:20, he was checking
vehicle with other police personnel near Nijamat okhara, he got
a secret information that some criminals were planning for
committing major crime near village-Indauli Collectric Pokhra.
On this information, informant reached on spot at about 21:15.
Seeing the police force, the persons, who were gathered there
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started fleeing but with the help of police, three persons were
nabbed and they disclosed their name as Ranjan Kumar Giri,
Golu Kumar Singh, Dipanshu Kumar Singh @ Rocky Singh and
also disclosed the name of fleeing persons as Kanchan Singh,
Bullet Yadav (petitioner herein). Upon search, a loaded pistol,
cartridges, and a mobile phone were recovered from Ranjan
Kumar Giri. A knife and a mobile phone were recovered from
Golu Kumar Singh. A country-made firearm (katta) was
recovered from Dipanshu Kumar Singh. Another accused, Sujit
Kumar @ Sujit Mafia, was also found carrying a loaded
country-made firearm and live cartridges. Upon searching his
bag, approximately 2 kg of ganja was recovered. He further
disclosed the names of additional absconding associates.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
present case. No incriminating article was recovered from the
possession of the petitioner and the alleged ganza was recovered
from a co-accused Dipanshu Kumar Singh. He further further
submits that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of
anticipatory bail.
6. From the perusal of the record, it appears that the
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petitioner suppressed his criminal antecedents while seeking
anticipatory bail before the Court below. In the bail application,
he claims that he was having clean antecedent whereas during
the investigation, it was found that the petitioner bears two
criminal antecedents. The petitioner thus actively concealed his
two criminal antecedents, under this circumstance, this Court is
not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the
petitioner.
7. Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail
application stands rejected.
(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
kiran/-
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