Dharmveer Sahni @ Dhamveer Sahni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43390 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-90 Year-2026 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== DHARMVEER SAHNI @ DHAMVEER SAHNI S/O Late Kapil Sahni @ Kapildev Sahni Resident Of Village- Sonki, Police Station- Sonki, DistrictDarbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sr. Advocate :
Mr. Lal Babu Singh, Advocate :
Mr. Mukul Kumar, Advocate :
Mr. Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Madhura Nand Jha, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 13.03.2026 in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 90 of 2026 for the offences punishable under Sections 309(4) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. The prosecution case is based on the written information of one Ravishankar Kunwar to the officer-in-charge of Sadar, Darbhanga alleging therein that on Monday at about 3.10 A.M. on 09.03.2026 he was informed by his driver that three unknown miscreants stopped his vehicle (pickup van) and further pointed pistol on the driver and forced him to come out
2/4 of the vehicle and thereafter he was assaulted and all the documents which he was possessing were snatched and the miscreants who came on white Apache bike took away the pickup van bearing Reg. No. BR-06GB-2407 alongwith themselves. The informant also disclosed the name of the driver as Dharmendra Ram and further disclosed that the vehicle was having goods like medicine (ten boxes), fan (ten cartoon), clothes three sacks, slippers 25 cartoons and 12 sacks, cosmetic six cartoons. The informant had also assessed the value of those goods as Rs. 6 lakhs.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case and initially the petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. and the name of the petitioner has transpired during the course of investigation and some looted articles were recovered from the shop of the petitioner. It is next submitted that till date no TIP has been conducted by the prosecution, even the said article has not been put for TIP. Learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that police after investigation has submitted chargesheet and petitioner is in custody since 13.03.2026.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and
3/4 submits that petitioner has antecedent of one case other than the present case but fairly submits that petitioner is on bail in the pending matter.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 90 of 2026, subject to the following conditions:- i. 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. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. 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 antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the
4/4 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) Gaurav Sinha/- U T