Sonu Saw @ Rajan @ Jatta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10806 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2023 Thana- SOHSARAI District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sonu Saw @ Rajan @ Jatta Son of Chhotu Sao @ Chhote Sao Resident of Village - Khasganj, P.S. - Sohsarai, Distt - Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Kumar Kamal Nayan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Dr. Indiwar Kumari,APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 24-07-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 504, 506, 353, 307, 153(A) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that he received an information that dispute had arisen between two communities at Badi Mosque, accordingly he reached the place of occurrence at 08:20 AM on 01.04.2023 where Officer Incharge Sohsarai P.S. along with police force was present, further 140-150 accused were also present at the place of occurrence and the situation
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10806 of 2026(2) dt.24-07-2026 2/3 was tensed and from side of one community even firing was resorted to, accordingly FIR was registered against 19 named accused persons and 140-150 unknown accused. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name transpired during the course of investigation, it is further submitted that petitioner resides nearby to the place of occurrence, as such, out of inquisitiveness had also come to the place of occurrence to witness the occurrence when he came to be implicated. It is further submitted that if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted the petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove his innocence.
4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
5. Considering the submissions and also taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Trial Court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Sohsarai
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10806 of 2026(2) dt.24-07-2026 3/3 P.S. Case No. 101 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of the B.N.S.S
6. This application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) nitesh/- U T