Sashi Bhushan Singh @ Sashi Bhushan Prasad Sinha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39887 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-347 Year-2024 Thana- DARIYAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Sashi Bhushan Singh @ Sashi Bhushan Prasad Sinha, S/O Late Ram Govind Sinha @ Late Govind Singh, R/O Village- Samaspura, P.S- Dariyapur, Distt.- Saran.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Ms. Mili Kumari, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Dariyapur P.S. Case No.347 of 2024, dated23.06.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per allegation, the petitioner and two other coaccused intend to usurp the property of the informant lady because she has no child. As per further case, in her presence, the co-accused, Prem Sharan Singh and Arvind Singh assaulted her husband, Moharlal Singh by knife, causing his death.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39887 of 2025(3) dt.09-07-2025 2/3 case. He further submits that even as per the FIR, there is not a single word regarding the role played by the petitioner in the alleged offence. At most, there is allegation that the petitioner alongwith two other co-accused want to usurp the property of the informant. But as far as causing death of the husband of the informant is concerned, there is no allegation at all against the petitioner causing death of the husband of the informant.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39887 of 2025(3) dt.09-07-2025 3/3 with Dariyapur P.S. Case No.347 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) chandan/- U