Patna High Court
Karu Yadav @ Loha Singh @ Baleshwar YadavversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The court held that bail could not be granted to the petitioner.
Summary
Petitioner Karu Yadav sought regular bail for a 2015 case involving multiple serious offences under the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Explosive Substances Act and the CLA Act. The prosecution alleged that a police raid, based on a secret informant, recovered four mobile phones, four can bombs, five live cartridges and one blank cartridge. The petitioner had been in custody since 27‑06‑2025 and was also implicated in three other cases. The court noted the petitioner’s status as an absconder, his antecedents and the gravity of the allegations, and consequently declined to grant bail. The bail application was dismissed, with the court clarifying that its observations were limited to this application and did not prejudice the merits of the trial.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner given the nature and seriousness of the offences alleged
- Whether the petitioner’s alleged absconding and antecedent circumstances justify denial of bail
Legislation cited
- CLA Act — s. 17
- Explosive Substances Act — s. ¾
- Indian Penal Code — s. 147, 148, 149, 212, 307, 323, 341, 342, 353, 427
Subjects
- regular bail
- Indian Penal Code
- explosive substances
- absconder
- antecedents
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88382 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-457 Year-2015 Thana- BARACHATTI District- Gaya
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Karu Yadav @ Loha Singh @ Baleshwar Yadav S/o Tikam Yadav Resident of
Village- Matagadha, P.S.- Mohanpur, Distt.- Gaya
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vijay Kumar
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Ram Sevak Choudhary
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
5 16-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection
with Barachatti (Mohanpur) P.S. Case No. 457 of 2015
registered for the offence under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341,
323, 342, 307, 353, 427, 212 of the Indian Penal Code, under
Section ¾ of the Indian Explosive Substance Act and under
Section 17 of the CLA Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, on secret informant,
when the police raided the place, the recovery is of four mobile
sets, four can bombs, five live cartridges and one blank
cartridge.
4. The petitioner is in custody since 27.06.2025 in
a case which has been registered in the year 2015. He is accused
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in three more cases.
5. Considering the fact that the petitioner is an
absconder, the antecedent of the petitioner and the nature of
allegation levelled against him, this Court is not inclined to
grant bail to the petitioner.
6. Accordingly, this application is dismissed.
7. It is, however, clarified that the observations
made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail
application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at
any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not
expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
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