Chhotu Tanti @ Chhotu Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4466 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-227 Year-2024 Thana- SIMRI BAKHTIYARPUR DistrictSaharsa ====================================================== 1.
Chhotu Tanti @ Chhotu Sharma S/o Late Fuleshwar Tanti R/o Village - Tilathi, P.S - Bakhtiarpur (Kanariya O.P), District - Saharsa 2.
Sushil Tanti S/o Late Fuleshwar Tanti R/o Village - Tilathi, P.S - Bakhtiarpur (Kanariya O.P), District - Saharsa 3.
Bhaiji Tanti @ Bhaiju Ramar S/o Late Fuleshwar Tanti R/o Village - Tilathi, P.S - Bakhtiarpur (Kanariya O.P), District - Saharsa 4.
Deepak Kumar @ Deepak Tanti S/o Sushil Tanti R/o Village - Tilathi, P.S - Bakhtiarpur (Kanariya O.P), District - Saharsa 5.
Ashish Kumar @ Atish Kumar S/o Sushil Tanti R/o Village - Tilathi, P.S - Bakhtiarpur (Kanariya O.P), District - Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 29-04-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending their arrest in connection with Simri Bakhtiarpur P.S. Case no. 227 of 2024 registered under sections 307, 341, 323, 325, 447, 354A, 379, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. At the outset, it is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioner no.1 Chhotu Tanti @ Chhotu Sharma having been arrested during pendency of the instant
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4466 of 2026(5) dt.29-04-2026 2/3 application, he seeks permission to withdraw the application so far as petitioner no.1 is concerned.
4. In view of the above, the application so far as petitioner no.1 Chhotu Tanti @ Chhotu Sharma is concerned stands dismissed as withdrawn.
5. As per the prosecution case, the 13 named accused persons including the four petitioners herein entered the house of the informant variously armed with iron rod, lathi, bhala, farsa etc. On the orders of Bhaiji Tanti, it is stated that all the accused persons started to assault the informant's husband. Bhaiji Tanti assaulted the husband of the informant as a result of which he sustained injuries. Others also assaulted. It is finally stated that Ashish Kumar and Deepak Tanti fled away with Rs. 50,000/- cash and ornaments worth Rs. 15,000/-.
6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. The manner of occurrence is other than what has been narrated in the FIR. So far as the injury attributed to Bhaiji Tanti is concerned, the same are on non-vital part of the body. The allegations against the petitioners are general and omnibus in nature. The petitioners undertake to cooperate in the investigation/trial.
7. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4466 of 2026(5) dt.29-04-2026 3/3 learned A.P.P. for the State.
8. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner nos. 2 to 5 in the F.I.R, the material that has transpired in course of investigation and the allegations being general and omnibus in nature, it is directed that the petitioner nos.2, 3, 4 and 5 above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Simri Bakhtiarpur P.S. Case no. 227 of 2024 on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa.
(Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T