Sheikh Alauddin v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6256 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2024 Thana- CHOUTARWA District- West Champaran ====================================================== Sheikh Alauddin S/o Late Sheikh Mohammad Hussain @ Late Alauddin Resident of Village- Kolhua Chautarwa, P.S.- Chautarwa, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dharmesh Kumar Chaubey, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 01-04-2026 Heard Mr. Dharmesh Kumar Chaubey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bharat Bhushan, learned APP.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Chautarwa P.S. Case No. 18 of 2024 for the offence registered under sections 326, 307, 109/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant recorded his FIR in the surgical ward of the G.M.C.H, Bettiah alleging that four persons including the petitioner, due to old dispute, arrived and this petitioner handed over the pistol to Meraz Khan who opened fire causing injury. When his nephew came to rescue, Kurshid Alam took pistol from Meraz Khan and resorted to indiscriminate firing causing injury to him. Later, they were
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6256 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 2/2 shifted to the hospital which followed the FIR.
4. Though learned counsel for the petitioner tried to impress upon this Court the old enmity leading to the present FIR, learned APP has drawn attention of this Court to paragraph 3 to show that he has ten criminal antecedents under his belt. Though in most of the cases, he has been acquitted.
5. Further, the allegation is that he handed over the pistol to Meraz Khan who opened fire causing injury to the informant.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts, this Court is not inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail which is accordingly rejected.
7. However, if the petitioner surrenders within four weeks from today, the Court concerned shall take up the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U T