Patna High CourtCR. MISC./29457/2024bail granted

Shambhu Sahni @ Shambhu Rajkishor Shahani v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-17Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29457 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2957 Year-2018 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE District- Vaishali ====================================================== SHAMBHU SAHNI @ SHAMBHU RAJKISHOR SHAHANI S/O RAJ KISHOR SAHNI R/O VILLAGE- KERWAN DIH, P.S- KUDHANI, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

ARVIND KUMAR S/O LAKHANDEV PRASAD SINGH R/O VILLAGESONBARSA DIH, P.S- MANIYARI, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR, AT PRESENT R/O RAMBHADRA, WARD NO. 13, P.S- HAJIPUR NAGAR, DISTT.- VAISHALI.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Brajendra Nath Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case punishable for the offence under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the N.I.Act.

3. As per complaint case, complainant received a cheque of Rs. One lakh from petitioner for accomplishing the work of water-proofing of the house of petitioner, however, the cheque in question got dishonoured due to insufficiency of fund.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. As a matter of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29457 of 2024(5) dt.17-02-2026 2/3 fact, the cheque in question was given by petitioner to complainant as security and after completing the work, the petitioner paid the amount in cash. However, petitioner is ready to deposit Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) in easy installments in the Nazarat of concerned Civil Court.

5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. - XI, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Complaint Case No. CI-2957 of 2018, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482 of the B.N.S.S. with further following conditions: "(A) At the time of furnishing bail-bond, the petitioner shall deposit Rs. 50,000/- (Fifty thousand) in the Nazarat of concerned Civil Court and receipt of the same shall be furnished along with bail-bond.

(B) Rest amount i.e. Rs. 50,000/- (Fifty thousand) shall be deposited in the Nazarat of concerned Civil Court in two equal installments of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty five thousand) each within a period of six months from the date of furnishing bail-bond.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29457 of 2024(5) dt.17-02-2026 3/3 (C) The aforesaid payment shall be subject to final outcome of the case.

(D) If petitioner fails to comply the direction of this Court, the learned Court below would be at liberty to cancel the bail-bond of the petitioner."

6. This order has been passed, without going into the merit of the case, only for the purpose of considering the prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T