Vinod Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8532 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-319 Year-2023 Thana- PARIHAR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Vinod Sahni S/O Mahesh Sahani @ Maheshi Sahni R/O Vill.- Malha Tol, P.S.- Bela, Dist.- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Uday Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Upendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-03-2025

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 offence punishable under Sections 392 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of four cases and the informant alleges that unknown accused intercepted him and thereafter looted articles as detailed in the F.I.R.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the F.I.R. was against unknown and he came to be implicated based on confessional statement of Rishu in police custody, which does not have any evidentiary value. It is also submitted that since petitioner carries antecedents, as such, he has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8532 of 2025(2) dt.07-03-2025 2/3 implicated by police falsely at the instance of Rishu.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioner carries antecedent of four cases of serious nature. It is next submitted that in the event if the privilege of anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, he may abscond, on which, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner will not abscond rather will co-operate in the investigation to prove his innocence.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty 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 Parihar P.S. Case No.319/2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. Further, one of the bailors of the petitioner shall be his father namely Mahesh Sahani @ Maheshi Sahni.

8. However, it is made clear that in the event if the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8532 of 2025(2) dt.07-03-2025 3/3 Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned trial court bringing to its notice that the petitioner despite giving assurance to this court is not co-operating in the investigation in that event the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

9. It is also made clear that if the charge sheet is submitted connecting the petitioner with the offence in that event, the present anticipatory bail order shall loose its effect.

10. It is further made clear that petitioner shall keep marking his attendance in the concerned police station during the period of investigation in between 12-15th of every month commencing from March, 2025.

11. If the petitioner in any of the month during the period of investigation does not mark his attendance in between the aforesaid dates the Investigating Officer shall be at liberty to seek cancellation of his anticipatory bail.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T