CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 20-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State .

2. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 147, 148 , 149, 307, 353 and 120 ( b ) of IPC, 25 (1-b)a/26/27/35 of Arms Act , 5 of Explosive Substance Act 1908 and 16 , 18 , 19 and 20 UAP Act , 1967 .

3 . As per prosecution case , on receiving information that Naxal Commander Arvind Yadav and Sree Koda with their accomplices were gathering for committing some untoward incidents in the hilly and forest area of Govardha and Chehron Kodasi, ‘C’ level operation was conducted and during the course of operation, naxals who were hiding in ambush started firing indiscriminately on the team. The team started firing in the self defence and proceeded ahead, in result, the miscreants were compelled to flee from the spot. After some times, the firing stopped from the side of naxalites thereafter, thorough search of the encounter side was conducted and 12 bore country made double barrel gun, several other explosive substance, equipment and the naxali literature were recovered from the said area .

4. It is submitted on