Santosh Kumar Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28245 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-138 Year-2022 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Sahni S/o- Rajendra Sahni Mohalla- Ghagha Ghat, Police Station- Sultanganj, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Raj Krishna Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rina Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 138 of 2022 dated 16.05.2022, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act, which has been converted into Section 406, 420, 379, 302, 120(B), 201 of the I.P.C and Section 27 of the Arms Act on the basis of fardbeyan of the informant dated 16.05.2022.
3. As per the prosecution case, the brother of the informant was shot dead by some unknown person and the name of the petitioner transpired during investigation for being involved in the said occurrence on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Md. Shabir @ Jahid @ Tanveer @
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that FIR has been lodged against unknown persons. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has been transpired in this case only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Md. Shabir @ Jahid @ Tanveer @ Sabbu, who was identified by CCTV footage. The petitioner was not identified through CCTV footage. The aforesaid co-accused, Md. Shabir has been granted bail vide order dated 20.08.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 21358 of 2025. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 02.02.2025, having no criminal antecedents and chargesheet has been submitted in the case.
5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Magistrate-1st Class, Patna
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28245 of 2025(4) dt.03-09-2025 3/3 in connection with Bahadurpur P.S. Case No. 138 of 2022. (Khatim Reza, J) Sankalp/- U T