Munna Kumar Sahni @ Munna Kumar @ Ashutosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6119 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2025 Thana- HALAI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Munna Kumar Sahni @ Munna Kumar @ Ashutosh Kumar Son of Raj Narayan Sahni Resident of village -Jitwarpur Indrawara PS- Halai Distt -Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Shanti Bhushan Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1), 308(2), 61(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner fired upon son of informant due to which he died. Driver of informant, namely Yaswant Kumar @ Chhotu, who claims to be eye witness, disclosed the incident to the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence and the present F.I.R. has been lodged only on the basis of disclosure
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6119 of 2026(2) dt.16-02-2026 2/2 made by driver of informant, namely Yaswant Kumar @ Chhotu. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner, having no criminal antecedents, is in custody since 11.06.2025.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation of that he fired upon son of informant due to which, son of informant received gun shot injury in his stomach and died. Petitioner is assailant of the deceased.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and gravity of offence, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is rejected.
7. However, considering the fact that petitioner is in custody since 11.06.2025, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same, preferably within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T