Patna High Court
Kuleen Yadav @ Kunil Yadav @ Kulean YadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The Court granted regular bail to the petitioner, directing the lower court to release him upon furnishing the prescribed bail bond and sureties.
Summary
The petitioner, Kuleen Yadav, was arrested in connection with a murder case (PS Case No. 66 of 2023) involving offences under Sections 302 and 201 of the IPC. The deceased was a woman who was allegedly murdered by her matrimonial inmates, and the petitioner, her brother‑in‑law, claims he had no involvement. The prosecution’s case rests mainly on the confessional statements of co‑accused persons, with no direct evidence linking the petitioner to the crime. The petitioner’s counsel argued that he is innocent, has a clean record, and has been in custody since 12‑06‑2025, while the State opposed bail citing the confessional statements. The Court, after considering that other co‑accused had been granted bail and that there is no material linking the petitioner to the offence, ordered his release on regular bail with a bond of Rs 10,000 and two sureties, subject to cooperation with the trial.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail can be granted to an accused in a murder case under Sections 302 and 201 IPC when the only evidence against him is the confessional statements of co‑accused.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 201, 302
Subjects
- regular bail
- murder
- IPC 302
- IPC 201
- confessional statement
- co‑accused
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62176 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-66 Year-2023 Thana- SIGAUDI District- Patna
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Kuleen Yadav @ Kunil Yadav @ Kulean Yadav S/O Surith Yadav Resident of
Karni Bigha, P.S- Pars Bigha, Distt.- Jehanabad, Bihar.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mahendra Thakur, Advocate
Mr. Krishna Prabhat, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Madan Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
3 21-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as
learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection
with Sigori P.S. Case No. 66 of 2023, registered for the offences
punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of the IPC.
3. As per the prosecution case, upon receiving
information, the informant and local police discovered the
dismembered body of an unidentified woman near Goraiya
Asthan. Thereafter, mother of the deceased, identified the dead
body and filed an application before the SHO, stating therein
that marriage of her daughter was solemnized with co-accused,
Lalan Yadav, 10-12 years prior to the date of occurrence and co-
accused persons (matrimonial inmates) of the deceased,
committed her brutal murder. One week prior to the occurrence,
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the deceased had come to her mother’s house due to torture
inflicted by her matrimonial inmates. Thereafter, her father-in-
law came on 22.04.2023 and took her to her matrimonial village
where again she was assaulted and ultimately, murdered by
strangulating her.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted
that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in
this case. Learned counsel has also submitted that petitioner is
brother-in-law (bhaisur) of the deceased and has no concern
with the day-to-day affairs of the deceased. His further
submission is that none has seen the occurrence and except
suspicion and confessional statement of co-accused persons,
there is nothing against the petitioner. Some co-accused persons,
who have confessed their guilt, have been granted bail by a co-
ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.02.2024 in Cr.
Misc. No. 9705 of 2024. He has also submitted that the
petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and is under custody
since 12.06.2025.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has
opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that commission of
murder of the deceased has vividly been described in
confessional statement of the co-accused persons.
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6. Several co-accused persons have been granted bail
by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court and petitioner was residing
separately from the deceased and there is no reason for the
petitioner to have hand in commission of the alleged occurrence.
7. Considering the above-mentioned facts and
circumstances, let the petitioner above-named, is directed to
furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall release
the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of
learned J.M.F.C., Danapur, Patna in connection with Sigori P.S.
Case No. 66 of 2023, subject to the following conditions that
the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and
make himself available as and when required by the court.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
priyanka/-
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