CR. MISC./46825/2026 of Sikho Yadav @ Sikandar Yadav Vs The State of Bihar on 21 August 2026

ORAL ORDER

21-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. This application for anticipatory bail arises out of Gogari P.S. Case No. 330 of 2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 109(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the allegation, the informant had gone to urinate, in course of which the petitioners started abusing the informant in the name of his grandfather, thereafter, suddenly the informant got a gun shot injury on his leg injuring him. Upon the alarm being raised, other family members of the informant came running. The reason for the occurrence is that a Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46825 of 2026(3) dt.21-08-2026

few days prior to the incident, the brother of the informant was assaulted by the petitioners and his motorcycle was also snatched, whereafter a panchayti was convened and the matter was resolved and thereafter the house of the petitioners was raided by the police in connection with liquor and the petitioners suspected that the informant was instrumental in the said raid.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case and, referring to annexure-2, which is the injury report of the informant, it has been submitted that the injuries were caused by a hard and blunt substance, which was opined to be simple in nature, when a red lacerated wound on the left leg was found. It has further been submitted that the injury report falsifies the entire prosecution case that any fire arm was used in the alleged occurrence. It has further been submitted that no marks of violence was found at the place of occurrence. It has also not been alleged that which of the petitioner has fired upon the informant. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

6. Heard the parties and perused the record.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46825 of 2026(3) dt.21-08-2026

Considering the facts and circumstances as well as the nature of injury, let the petitioners above named, in the event of their arrest/surrender within six weeks from today in the Court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Gogari, Khagariya, in connection with Gogari P.S. Case No. 330 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

Abdus/- (Praveen Kumar, J) U T