Patna High Court
Ravinder YadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- ALLOWED
- Bench
- ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The petitioner is entitled to bail.
Summary
Ravinder Yadav was arrested in connection with a mob assault that resulted in the death of an informant's husband, charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that about 30 persons, including the petitioner, participated in the assault using weapons such as rifles and iron rods. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the charge sheet was omnibus, the petitioner was only a member of the mob, had no specific act attributed to him, and had no prior criminal record, having been in judicial custody since September 4, 2025. The State opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the offences. The High Court, after considering the lack of specific allegation against the petitioner and his clean antecedent, ordered that bail be granted on a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties. The order thus allowed the petitioner’s release pending trial.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail despite being charged with serious offences including murder under the IPC and Arms Act
- Whether the general and omnibus nature of the charge sheet and the petitioner’s lack of specific alleged act justify granting bail
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Indian Penal Code — s. 103(1), 109, 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 351(2), 352
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- mob assault
- murder
- Indian Penal Code
- Arms Act
- pre‑trial detention
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21122 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2025 Thana- BAKHARPUR District- Bhagalpur
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Ravinder Yadav Son of Late Jagdish Yadav @ Dhotal Yadav Resident of
village - Bakharpur Paschim Athania Tola, P.S.- Bakharpur, District –
Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
2 02-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with
Bakharpur P.S. Case No.68 of 2025 registered for the offence
punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 115(2), 118(1),
103(1), 117(2), 109, 352, 351(2) of the BNS and under Section 27
of the Arms Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that
altogether 30 persons have assaulted the husband of the informant
with various weapons like rifle, gun, hasua, iron rod and lathi.
The husband of the informant succumbed to the injuries.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner
has submitted that in this case there are altogether 28 named
accused persons. The nature of allegation is general and omnibus.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that from
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perusal of the order of the learned trial court it will transpire that
the deceased has received altogether 10 injuries whereas
allegation is against 30 persons of assaulting the deceased.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the
petitioner is only member of the mob and no over act is alleged
against him. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further
submitted that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and
he is in judicial custody since 04.09.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP
for the State.
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 court of learned
Judicial Magistrate- 1st Class, Bhagalpur in connection with
Bakharpur P.S. Case No.68 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
durgesh/-
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