Patna High Court – Orders
Rajesh Kumar Yadav @ Rajesh Yadav vs The State Of Bihar on 13 August, 2025
Author: Alok Kumar Sinha
Bench: Alok Kumar Sinha
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39612 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-83 Year-2024 Thana- SIMULTALLA District- Jamui
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Rajesh Kumar Yadav @ Rajesh Yadav S/O Late Arjun Yadav R/O Village-
Fatehpur, P.S.- Simultala, District- Jamui
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar BIHAR
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Devika Rani, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Rita Verma, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
3 13-08-2025
Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with
Simultala P.S. Case No. 83 of 2024, registered for the offence
punishable under Sections 191(1), 126(2), 115(2), 118(1),
109(1), 308(3), 308(4), 132, 121(1), 121(2), 329(3), 352, 351(2)
and 351(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
3. In para 3 of the bail application, the petitioner has
disclosed that apart from the present case, the petitioner is
accused in 16 criminal cases. The details of which are as
follows :-
(i) Deoghar Town (Jharkhand) P.S. Case No.
314/2009 under sections 354, 467, 474, 363,120(B), 469, 468 of
IPC, (ii) Simultallah P.S. Case No. 67/2011 under sections 323,
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2/5341, 364/34 IPC. later on, section 302, 120(B) IPC added in this
case, (iii) Chandramandi P.S. Case No. 58/2011 under sections
395, 397 IPC, (iv) Chandramandi P.S. Case No. 231/2023 under
sections 387/34 IPC. In all the aforesaid cases the petitioner is
on bail. (v) Bariyatu (Ranchi Jharkhand) P.S. Case No. 01/2017
under section 324 IPC, in which he has been acquitted, (vi)
Mohanpur (Deoghar Jharkhand) P.S. Case No. 35/2010 under
sections 395, 397, 412 IPC, in which he has been acquitted. (vii)
Simultalla P.S. Case No. 38/2009 under sections 302, 201, 34
IPC, in which he is on bail. (viii) Jasidih (Deoghar Jharkhand)
P.S. Case No. 165/2010 under sections 384(A), 34 IPC, in which
he is on bail. (ix) Simultallah P.S. Case No. 138/2023 under
sections 25(1-B) A, 26, 35 Arms act, in which he is on bail. (x)
Jasidih (Deoghar Jharkhand) P.S. Case No. 352/2023 under
sections 384, 385, 387, 34 IPC, in which he is on bail. (xi)
Simultalla P.S. Case No. 136/2023 under sections 385, 387/34
IPC, in which he is on bail. (xii) Simultalla P.S. Case No.
84/2024 under sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 117(2), 110,
308(3), 308(4), 352, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the BNS, (xiii)
Simultalla P.S. Case No. 85/2024 under sections 126(2), 115(2),
118(1), 117(2), 110, 352, 351(2), 351(3), 3(5) of the BNS, (xiv)
Simultallah P.S. Case No. 86/2024 under sections 126(2),
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3/5115(2), 308(3), 308(4),352, 351(2) of the BNS, in which he is
on bail, (xv) Jhajha P.S. Case No. 502/2024 dated 06.11.2024
under section 25(1-B) A, 26 Arms Act, in which he is on bail.
(xvi) Mahapur P.S. Case No. 131/03 under section 323,324,
4. That the prosecution story as per the F.I.R. is that
informant, Prahlad Kumar, was in-charge Principal of Upgraded
High School +2, Basatpur, Chandramandih, Chakai, P.S.-
Simultala. On dated 22.10.2024 at 01:00 P.M., some persons
came to the school and asked about the principal to which he
replied that the principal was on leave. At 04:15 P.M., 15/20
persons came to the school and they were equipped with pistol,
knives, sword, lathi and danda and one of the person Rajesh
Yadav demanded for extortion money of Rs. 2 lakh, the
informant showed his inability to pay such a huge amount and
on this, one of the accused person took out the pistol and the
accused, Rajesh Yadav, started assaulting him with lathi and rod.
The teacher of the school Sanjeev Kumar Singh was also injured
by Rajesh Yadav by knife. The other teachers were also beaten
up by the accused persons. The teachers ran away from school
to escape from the wrath of the accused persons, but all of them
followed the teachers to Lahaban station where one of the
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Siksha Sevak Binod Kumar Rajak was badly injured.
5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner
submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely
implicated in this case due to dirty village politics. Learned
counsel further submits that neither the informant and other
have sustained grievous injuries. Learned counsel also denies
that the petitioner had demanded any extortion money. She
further submits that the petitioner is custody since 06.01.2025
and charge-sheet against the petitioner has already been filed,
thereby completing the investigation. Since investigation has
already been completed, therefore, no fruitful purpose would be
served by keeping the petitioner into long custody. Learned
counsel, therefore, prays that the petitioner be enlarged on bail.
6. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State opposes the
prayer for grant of regular bail.
7. It is not in dispute that the name of the petitioner/
accused surfaced on account of the informant taking his name.
Petitioner is the main accused who said to have been demanded
extortion of Rs. 2 lakhs and also also assaulted In-charge
Principal of School with lathi and rod. The petitioner has
almost 16 criminal antecedents pending against him. A case
under Section 224 of IPC vide Briyarpur P.S. Case No. 01 of
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2017 is also registered against the accused petitioner which
relates to escape from custody in which the petitioner was
lawfully detained for offence and, therefore, if the accused
petitioner was granted bail, it would be very difficult to secure
his presence during the trial of the case.
8. Considering all these aspects of the matter and
given the fact that the petitioner appears to be habitual offender,
therefore, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner and
accordingly, the bail of this petitioner is rejected.
(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)
sanjeev/-
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