Sujit Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6391 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-265 Year-2025 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai ====================================================== 1.
Sujit Sahni (M) age about 34 years.
2.
Rajesh Sahni (M) age about 41 years Both son of Sahdeo Sahni, R/o Village - Rasidpur, P.S - Bachhwara, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Chandan Kumar Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-04-2026 Heard Mr. Chandan Kumar Kashyap, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 265 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(1), 303(2), 352, 351(1) and 3(5) of the BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, petitioners along with other co-accused persons, with an intention to kill, had assaulted the informant and her family members by means of axe and iron rod causing injury to them.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6391 of 2026(4) dt.15-04-2026 2/3 petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in the present case. Due to enmity, the petitioners have been made accused in the present case. There is case and counter case between the parties. Both the parties were involved in dispute with respect to a piece of land, due to which, an altercation took place and both the sides entered into free fight and the petitioners, in their self defence, may have caused injury to the persons of the informant, without intention and in this respect, the petitioners have given information in paragraph no. 8 of the bail application that a title suit bearing T.S. No. 21 of 2017 is pending between the parties. Petitioners have clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the nature of allegation alleged against the petitioners and in absence of the injury report, the learned District Court is directed to verify the injury report relating to the informant side and if it is found that the injuries, which are attributable to the petitioners, are simple in nature, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6391 of 2026(4) dt.15-04-2026 3/3 arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 265 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
7. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioners as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T