Dilip Sahni @ Dilip Sahani @ Niteshji @ Nitesh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67010 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2018 Thana- PATEPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Dilip Sahni @ Dilip Sahani @ Niteshji @ Nitesh Son of Late Shivnandan Sahni Village- Kajipur Thathan, P.S. Hajipur sadar, District-Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vasant Vikas For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP.

2 The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Patepur PS Case No 224 of 2018 dated 29.12.2018 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 364/120B of the IPC and Sections 13, 16, 19, 29 of the UAP Act.

3 As per the prosecution case, the husband of the informant told his wife that he was surrounded by the accused persons who wanted to kill him. When the informant along with co-villager came there, they saw the FIR named accused persons holding pistol were standing near the bridge and they told her to return back otherwise they would also be killed and the accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67010 of 2024(3) dt.18-10-2024 2/3 persons made slogan against the administration. 4 Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has sprung up on the basis of confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused persons. The co-accused person has already been granted bail vide order dated 31.10.2024 by the co-ordinate Bench of this Court passed in Cr Misc No 70032 of 2023. The petitioner has seven criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody in this case since 19.12.2022.

5 Learned APP has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the period of custody as well as the nature of allegation against the petitioner, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bonds of Rs 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court concerned, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Patepur PS Case No 224 of 2018, with the following condition/s:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67010 of 2024(3) dt.18-10-2024 3/3 (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled. 7 This application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U