Patna High Court

Bajrangi YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 7 April 2026
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

Anticipatory bail is refused.

Summary

Bajrangi Yadav sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest for alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. The prosecution alleged that he, in collusion with other accused, abducted and assaulted an informant over a monetary dispute, intended to dump him in a forest, and a liquor bottle was recovered during the investigation. The petitioner also has a prior criminal antecedent. The court examined the seriousness of the accusations, the material recovered, and the antecedent. Considering these factors, the court refused the prayer for anticipatory bail, thereby dismissing the petition.

Issues considered

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner given the nature of the alleged offences and his criminal antecedent

Legislation cited

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 112, 115(1), 140(3), 142, 304, 3(5), 351(1)

Subjects

anticipatory bail
criminal antecedent
abduction
assault
Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19638 of 2026
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-81 Year-2025 Thana- MALAYPUR District- Jamui
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                 Bajrangi Yadav S/o Nageshwar Yadav @ Ajablal Yadav R/o Village - Jhinoura
                 Itahari, P.S - Tetarhat, District - Lakhisarai

                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Anil Kumar, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, A.P.P.
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   07-04-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

                                2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with

                   registered for the offences punishable under Sections 140(3),

                   142, 112, 115(1), 351(1), 304, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya

                   Sanhita and Sections 30(a) and 37 of Bihar Prohibition and

                   Excise Act.

                                3. As per prosecution case, this petitioner in collusion

                   with other F.I.R. named accused persons abducted informant

                   and     assaulted      him     due    to      monetary     dispute.     During

                   investigation, it has come that informant was forcibly taken by

                   the accused persons in a vehicle and was made captive in a

                   room. The accused persons were transporting the victim to

                   forest area with intention to dump him. During vehicle

                   checking, one liquor bottle was also recovered. Petitioner has
              Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19638 of 2026(2) dt.07-04-2026
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                        got one criminal antecedent.

                                     4. Considering the nature of accusation, recovery and

                        criminal antecedent, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner

                        is refused.



                                              (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-

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