Sohan Sah @ Lalan Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65489 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2024 Thana- KALYANPUR District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sohan Sah @ Lalan Sah Son of Nandu Sah R/o Village - Barwa, P.S - Klayanpur, East Champaran, Motihari, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vikash Kumar Pankaj For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Renu Kumari For the Informant :

Mr. Pravin Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024 dated 11.02.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 341, 323, 324, 307, 354B, 379, 504, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant alleged that the petitioner along with the other co-accused persons outraged the modesty of the informant's sister. Further, the coaccused persons assaulted the informant with iron rod on his head due to which he got injured and due to lathi blow, his left hand got fractured. Further, the co-accused, Tuntun Sah took away Rs. 4000/- from the pocket of the informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65489 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is a delay of five days in lodging the F.I.R. and there is no explanation for this delay. There is case and counter case between the parties. The other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 13.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 65178/2025. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 23.06.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner. The anticipatory bail of the petitioner was rejected by the co-ordinate bench of this court vide order dated 12.05.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 10893/2025.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 43 of 2024, with the condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65489 of 2025(3) dt.15-10-2025 3/3 present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T