Bhadai Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15319 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-111 Year-2021 Thana- YADOPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Bhadai Sahani Son of Late Chuni Sahni Resident of Village - Babu Bishunpur Balua Tola, Police Station - Yadavpur, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Baijnath Sah, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 20-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this is the third attempt on behalf of the petitioner for grant of bail. The petitioner's earlier prayers for bail were rejected vide order dated 12.10.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 61346 of 2021 and order dated 26.04.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 85374 of 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, recovery of 21.227 kilograms of ganja is alleged to have been made from the house of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is aged about 67 years and has been in custody since 29.07.2021.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15319 of 2025(3) dt.20-06-2025 2/2
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that on the earlier occasion, a report was called for regarding the present stage of the trial.
6. Upon perusal of the report, it transpires that out of seven charge-sheeted witnesses, five have already been examined.
7. However, considering the period of custody of the petitioner, his advanced age, and the fact that five out of seven charge-sheeted witnesses have already been examined, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) as per Section 2(1)(d) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Gopalganj, in connection with Trial No. 39 of 2021 arising out of Yadopur P.S. Case No. 111 of 2021, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 480(3) of the BNSS, 2023. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T