Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9348 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2024 Thana- SAHIYARA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Sahni Son of Shital Sahni Resident Of VillageKodwara, Ps- Sahiyara, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-03-2025 Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 399 and 402 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1-b)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, police received information that about 5-6 unknown miscreants have assembled for committing an offence. Acting on the information, police proceeded to the location and managed to apprehend one accused person, namely Chandra Shekhar Kumar, whereas others managed to fled away. Upon search, one country made

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9348 of 2025(2) dt.27-03-2025 2/3 pistol has been recovered from possession of co-accused Chandra Shekhar Kumar. Petitioner is alleged to be one of the accused person who managed to fled away from the spot.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has been made an accused in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of coaccused person who was apprehended from the spot. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the general and omnibus nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M., Sitamarhi in connection with Sahiyara P.S. Case No. 49 of 2024, subject to condition as

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9348 of 2025(2) dt.27-03-2025 3/3 laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T