Shankar Sahni @ Shankar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51958 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-13 Year-2024 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga ====================================================== Shankar Sahni @ Shankar Son of Late Hom Bahadur @ Ram Chandra Sahni Resident of Vill- New Pass Gali, Belwaganj, P.S.- Laheriasarai, DisterictDarbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Girish Chandra Jha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 20-09-2024 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Bahadurpur (Patore O.P.) P.S. Case No. 13 of 2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 364(A), 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per allegation, when the informant along with his friend Bharav Sada and Pramod Sada was coming from village-khaira and reached near khaira Bhanhar Bridge, five persons sitting in a Scorpio came and forcibly get him seated on the said Scorpio. His friends were also assaulted and pushed by
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51958 of 2024(3) dt.20-09-2024 2/3 them, as a result of which, they fell down. The co-accused Chhote Murari Singh is said to have demand ransom of Rs. 5,00,000/- otherwise, he will have to face dire consequences.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. There is no specific overt act alleged against the petitioner. He has further submitted that the petitioner is co-villager of the informant. It is next submitted that the other co-accused has already been granted bail by the Bench vide order dated 21.08.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 58465 of 2024. Petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and he is in custody since 12.01.2024.
5. On the other hand, learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the similar situated co-accused person has already been granted bail, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Darbhanga in connection with Bahadurpur
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51958 of 2024(3) dt.20-09-2024 3/3 (Patore O.P.) P.S. Case No. 13 of 2024, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the Court. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Arish/- U T