Patna High CourtCR. MISC./22081/2026bail granted

Sohail @ Sohil Alam v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-10Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22081 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-102 Year-2025 Thana- BAHADURGANJ District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Sohail @ Sohil Alam S/o Alimuddin R/o Village - Khari Basti, Bangama, Ward No. 10, P.S- Bahadurganj, District - Kishanganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Diwakar Sinha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 10-04-2026 Heard Mr. Diwakar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 01.11.2025, in connection with Bahadurganj P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 03.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(3), 109, 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 118(2), 352, 74, 303(2), 76 of the B.N.S.

3. The allegation in the F.I.R. is that as many as 29 persons came variously armed and had indulged in abuses and assaulted the informant and his family members.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears from the F.I.R. that due to some petty dispute the present occurrence had taken

2/4 place and there is case and counter case between the parties and the present F.I.R. instituted against 29 persons including the petitioner. It appears from the F.I.R. that F.I.R. is in two parts, in first part, there is general and omnibus allegation against all the accused persons including the petitioner and in second part, there is specific allegation against the petitioner that he along with Alauddin @ Alabuddin have assaulted to the father of the informant, namely, Amaluddin and he has received injury and the injury is grievous in nature. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for the same set of allegation co-accused person, namely, Alauddin @ Alabuddin has been granted bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 18.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No.

11749 of 2026, other coaccused persons, namely, Taslim, Almas @ Almas Alam @ Alams Alam and Mazid Khan have been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 11.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 48592 of 2025. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 01.11.2025.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner has participated in the

3/4 present crime in question and petitioner carries one more case other than the present one but the same was instituted after the present case.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in connection with Bahadurganj P.S. Case No. 102 of 2025, subject to the following conditions :-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(3) And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for

4/4 cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ibrar//- U T