Md. Sajjad @ Sajjad Alam v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12881 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-343 Year-2023 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== Md. Sajjad @ Sajjad Alam S/o Late Kabil Hussain R/o vill - Haldiya, Bakra, ward no. 07, P.S.- Simraha, Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 19-06-2026 Heard Mr. Gopal Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Forbesganj (Simraha) P.S. Case No. 343 of 2023 for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 324, 302, 120(B), 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code lodged on 18.04.2023 by the informant, Bibi Jhalki.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that her husband moved on a horse but later, it was informed that he has been brutally assaulted. Thereafter, video footages of 50 seconds each came into existence in which the informant's husband while lying roadside, has named this petitioner. Accordingly, the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12881 of 2026(4) dt.19-06-2026 2/3 has already remained in custody since 25.04.2024 and the trial has still not been concluded.
5. Learned APP though opposes the prayer concede that the trial is still on.
6. In this case, a report was called for from the learned Trial Court according to which six out of ten witnesses have been examined.
7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that if granted relief, he shall be diligently appearing in the trial and if he fails, the Trial Court shall be free to take steps for the cancellation of the bail bond.
8. Taking into account the submissions of the parties aforesaid as also the period of custody and the undertaking that he has given, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail with conditions.
9. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-IV, Araria in connection with Forbesganj (Simraha) P.S. Case No. 343 of 2023 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12881 of 2026(4) dt.19-06-2026 3/3 member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for six months to mark his attendance and at the end of the period, the certificate be submitted to the Court;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U T