Sohail Khan @ Bhuttu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57245 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-137 Year-2024 Thana- Madhubani T District- Purnia ====================================================== Sohail Khan @ Bhuttu S/o Gyas Khan @ Biyas Khan R/o VillageKhushkibagh, Katihar More, P.S.- Sadar, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-12-2025 Heard Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Madhubani P.S. Case No. 137 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 305(a), 331(4) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that some unknown miscreants have committed theft in the house of the informant and they have taken away gold worth Rs. 21,00,000/-, Silver worth Rs. 3,00,000/- and cash of Rs. 10,000/-.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the name of this petitioner has surfaced only on the basis of suspicion as the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of four cases. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57245 of 2025(3) dt.08-12-2025 2/2 that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this petitioner but from perusal of the seizure list, it is clear that from the possession of this petitioner, mobile and 5 gram of smack was recovered. It has also been submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 08.05.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedent of four cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purena in connection with Madhubani P.S. Case No. 137 of 2024.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner stands allowed.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T