Jasychandra Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23101 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2024 Thana- BENIPATTI District- Madhubani ====================================================== 1.
Jasychandra Sahni Son of Maksudan Sahni Resident of village- Dhanushi P.S.- Benipatti District- Madhubani 2.
Pankaj Mahto Son of Ram Bilash Mahto Resident of village- Dhanushi P.S.- Benipatti District- Madhubani 3.
Uday Mahto Son of Rameshwar Mahto Resident of village- Dhanushi P.S.- Benipatti District- Madhubani 4.
Gurusaran Mahto @ Sonu Kumar Kushwaha Son of Taju Mahto Resident of village- Dhanushi P.S.- Benipatti District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Saroj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Benipatti P.S. Case No. 75 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Section 147, 148, 149, 323, 341, 386, 307, 354(B), 449, 120(B), 279, 380/34 of IPC.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated. They are the persons of clean antecedent. No incriminating article has been recovered from the possession of the petitioners.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23101 of 2026(3) dt.06-05-2026 2/3 The allegations are general and omnibus.
4. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.
5. The allegation against petitioner Jasychandra Sahni is of assaulting informant's wife but the same has led to simple injury. The allegation against petitioner Uday Mahto and Gurusaran Mahto is of misbehaving with Munni Devi during the course of the occurrence, which has been described as outraging her modesty. The allegation against the petitioner Pankaj Mahto is of having forcibly obtained signature on blank paper from the informant by threatening to kill him. All the four petitioners have clean antecedent. The other twelve co-accused persons have already been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by the court below. Under these circumstances, I am inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to all the four petitioners .
6. Let the petitioners, as named above, in the event of their arrest or surrender within four weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Benipatti in connection with Benipatti P.S. Case No. 75 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23101 of 2026(3) dt.06-05-2026 3/3 Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and subject to further condition that :- (i) The petitioners shall co-operate in the investigation/ trial.
(ii) The learned Court below would, however, verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case it is found that the petitioners have concealed his criminal antecedent, the Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) kundan/- U T