Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Kumar Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15608 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-933 Year-2024 Thana- SIKARPUR District- West Champaran ====================================================== PAWAN KUMAR @ PAWAN KUMAR SAHANI S/O HOSHILA SAHANI R/o vill - Diulia ward no. 24, P.S.- Shikarpur, Distt.- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sarvesh Kashyap, Advocate :
Ms. Kumari Akanksha Rai, Advocate :
Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 11-03-2026 Heard Mr. Sarvesh Kashyap, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, learned APP representing the State.
2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 933 of 2024 for the offence punishable under sections 126(2), 115(2), 76, 303(2), 109, 352 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., lodged on 13.12.2024 by the informant, Manoj Kumar Sahni.
3. As per the prosecution story lodged by the informant from the surgical ward, G.M.C.H., Bettiah, his brother Pawan Sahani and his family members resorted to assault due to land dispute in which allegation against this petitioner is of giving iron rod blow to his sister-in-law, Anju Devi as also the informant on the head. Further, allegation of assault is also against other accused persons. This led to the F.I.R..
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has already suffered by being in custody since 17.04.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, if granted relief, he shall be diligently appearing in trial and shall not further indulge in any criminal activity failing which the State shall take steps for cancellation of bail bond.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail submitting that the injury was found to be grievous in nature.
6. Though the allegation is there against the petitioner, he has remained in custody since 17.04.2025 and has no criminal antecedent, trial is not going to conclude in near future, an undertaking has been given that he shall be diligently appearing in trial and further not indulge in any criminal activity, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 933 of 2024 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family
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(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every month for one year to mark his attendance and at the end of the period a certificate be submitted before the Trial Court;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) vinayak/- U T