Sonu Sanni @ Alok Baba @ Soni Sanni v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54071 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-286 Year-2024 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Sonu Sanni @ Alok baba @ Soni Sanni s/o Babuajee @ Omkar Nath Dwivedi Resident of Village- Anantpur, P.S.- Naubatpur, Dist.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sheo Jee Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Jagdhar Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 18-12-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 286 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 132, 109 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 25(1-b)a, 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner along with co-accused Aman Kumar committed the murder of one Biltan Ram on 04.07.2024 at the instance of Bhuar Chaudhary @ Harendra Chaudhary. On the basis of the secret information, when the police party tried to arrest the petitioner and coaccused, they opened fire on the police party and in retaliation, the police party also opened fire in self-defense. In the exchange
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54071 of 2025(5) dt.18-12-2025 2/2 of fire, the petitioner got injured and was arrested by the police while the co-accused managed to flee away.
4. At the instance of the petitioner, one country made pistol and one empty cartridge were recovered from the agricultural field. The petitioner is in custody since 24.07.2024 and he is accused in five more cases.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts and the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this application for regular bail stands rejected.
(Sandeep Kumar, J) Shishir/- U T