Sahid Ahmad @ Pappu @ Kana @ Md. Sahid Ahmad @ Pappu Kana v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34918 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-617 Year-2024 Thana- GAYA KOTWALI District- Gaya ====================================================== Sahid Ahmad @ Pappu @ Kana @ Md. Sahid Ahmad @ Pappu Kana S/O Md. Nisar Ahmad @ Md. Nesar Ahmad R/O Village- Aabgila Chamangali, P.S- Muffasil, Distt.- Gaya.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amit Ranjan, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 26-05-2025 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 617 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 334(1), 305 of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, some unknown miscreants are alleged to have committed theft in the shop of the informant and took away some documents along with cash amount of Rs. 15,00,000/-.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and his name has surfaced on the confessional statement of the co-accused Md.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34918 of 2025(2) dt.26-05-2025 2/3 Imtiyaz. It is further submitted that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has six criminal antecedents and is in custody since 22.01.2025.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid submissions of the parties and taking into account the fact that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and no incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious possession coupled with the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 22.01.2025, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bailbonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gaya in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 617 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner.
(ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court.
(iii) In case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be canceled by the Court concerned.
(iv) If the petitioner is found involved in similar nature of offence in future, the prosecution will be at
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34918 of 2025(2) dt.26-05-2025 3/3 liberty to move for cancellation of his bail bond. (v) The learned 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 antecedent, the court below shall take step for 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.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Sourendra Pandey, J) Jyoti/- U T