Ritesh YadavversusThe State of Bihar

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21964 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-495 Year-2025 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur
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                 Ritesh Yadav S/O Narad Muni Yadav Resident of Padminiya Achrajlal Ke
                 Tola, P.S - Krishnagarh,Dist- BHojpur Ara

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr. Sarveshwar Tiwary, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   17-04-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection

                   with Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 495 of 2025 registered for the

                   offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the B.N.S.,

                   2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

                                3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that some

                   unknown miscreants have killed the father of the informant. The

                   informant believes that the petitioner along with others has

                   killed his father, as the son of the informant was having an affair

                   with the daughter of Sriram Yadav.

                                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
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          case. He also submits that from perusal of the FIR, it is clear

          that there is no eye witness to the occurrence and the name of

          this petitioner has been framed in this case only on the basis of

          suspicion. He further submits that from perusal of the FIR, there

          are altogether six assailants and from perusal of the post-

          mortem report, it is clear that the deceased has received three

          gunshot injuries. He further submits that he has been framed in

          this case due to his criminal antecedents. Moreover, the

          petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 14.10.2025.

          Learned counsel has further submitted that similarly situated

          other co-accused person, namely, Bhola Yadav has been granted

          bail by this court vide Cr. Misc. No. 18693 of 2026. The case of

          this petitioner stands on similar footing.

                       5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP

          for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal

          antecedent of six 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
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                      Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Udwant

                      Nagar P.S. Case No. 495 of 2025.



                                            (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)
Shubham/-

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