Samshad Quraishi @ Mister @ Sarfarraz Quraishi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15962 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-452 Year-2024 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Samshad Quraishi @ Mister @ Sarfarraz Quraishi Son of Shaukat Quraishi @ Shaukat Kurbishi Resident of Meerpur, P.S.- Hantarganj, Dist.- Chatra (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 452 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 310(2) of B.N.S.

3. The prosecution case in brief is that while the informant was present at his shop, three persons arrived there and they took out Rs. 15 lacs from the cash box of the shop and they also looted gold ornaments worth Rs. 9 lacs and three mobile phones.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is not named in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15962 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 2/3 the FIR and his name has surfaced during the course of the investigation. Learned counsel further submits that till date no TIP has been conducted for the verification of the accused persons. The learned counsel has further submitted that from the contents of the case diary, it is clear that there was only a suspicion raised against the petitioner and two others of having been a party to the said crime. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has one criminal antecedent and is in custody since 25.10.2024.

5. The learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and has submitted that the petitioner and others formed a gang and have committed the said loot.

6. Considering the aforesaid submissions made by the parties and taking into account the fact that the petitioner is not named in the FIR, till date no TIP has been conducted in order to identify the petitioner and also considering the period of custody, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gaya, in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 452 of 2024 subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15962 of 2025(2) dt.07-05-2025 3/3 the petitioner.

(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Jyoti/- U T