Sujeet Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41583 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-296 Year-2023 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Sujeet Sahani S/o- Sikandar Sahani @ Sikindar Sahani @ Sikndar Sahani @ Sikindra Sahani Village- Madhopur PS-Motipur District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Preety Kunwar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 04-07-2025 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 Motipur P.S. Case No. 296 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 302, 201 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C. He has no criminal antecedent.

3. As per the prosecution case, the marriage of the daughter was solemnized with one Prem Sahani, it has been alleged that the Petitioner along with other co-accused persons has committed murder of the daughter of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case as he is the brother-in-law of the deceased. It is further submitted that during the course of investigation no independent

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41583 of 2025(2) dt.04-07-2025 2/3 witnesses/co-villagers have stated that there were some differences between the deceased and the husband and there was quarrel on several occasions. It is also submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that it has been stated by the witnesses that the deceased had disclosed that she had consumed the poison and implicated the in-laws in the said case. It is next submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is nothing found during the course of investigation to connect the petitioner with the said incident. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 15.08.2024.

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 has clean criminal antecedent and also considering the period of custody, let the petitioner above-named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Muzaffarpur (West), in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 296 of 2023, subject to the following conditions:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41583 of 2025(2) dt.04-07-2025 3/3 (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) 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) Vikash/- U T