Sanjiv Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21329 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-74 Year-2025 Thana- MANJHAGARH District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sanjiv Sahani S/O Binod Sahani R/O - Murgraha, P.S- Manjhagarh, DistrictGopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Subhash Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Prem Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-04-2026 Heard Mr. Subhash Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Prem Kumar Jha, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Manjhararh Police Station Case No. 74 of 2025 registered under Sections 126 (2), 115(2) 118(1), 109, 352, 3(5) of B.N.S.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons, including the petitioner, allegedly intercepted the informant on his way, abused him, and assaulted him with lathi, danda and farsa, causing him head injuries, and also assaulted his family members.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case due to village
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21329 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 2/3 politics. The petitioner in self defence may have caused some injury on the person of the informant. The injury report (Annexure-2) shows the injury to be simple in nature. There is case and counter case between the parties. The present case is a counterblast to Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025 (Annexure-3). The petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, the petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as having considered the allegations made in the FIR and the materials available on record, including the fact that although there is an allegation of assault by farsa, the injury report indicates the injury to be simple in nature, and further considering that the case appears to be a counterblast to Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025 and that the petitioner has clean antecedent, I am of the opinion that the petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on anticipatory bail.
7. The learned District Court is directed to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21329 of 2026(2) dt.16-04-2026 3/3 (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned District Court where the case is pending/ in connection with Manjhararh Police Station Case No. 74 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 of the BNSS//438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner, as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T