Sanjay Sah @ Surendra Prasad v. The Central Bureau Of Investigation, Acb Patna, Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66157 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2016 Thana- C.B.I CASE District- Patna ====================================================== Sanjay Sah @ Surendra Prasad Son of Narayan Sah Resident of Village - Balhi, P.O.- Harpur Balha, P.S.- Bathnaha, District - Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
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The Central Bureau of Investigation, ACB Patna, Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Saket Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar, SC Mr. Pravin Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 11-02-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Spl.P.P. appearing on behalf of the CBI.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 120(B), 420, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Sections 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent. It is further submitted that Jai Prakash Kumar had approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail by filing Cr. Misc. No. 69676 of 2023 and the same was allowed by an order dated 07.08.2024. It is next submitted that petitioner during the course of investigation cooperated with the CBI and appeared as and when required and the CBI has submitted charge-sheet and never felt the need of arresting the petitioner. It is also submitted that case of the petitioner is akin to the case of Jai
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66157 of 2024(2) dt.11-02-2025 2/2 Prakash Kumar, thus, seeks anticipatory bail based on parity.
4. Learned Spl.P.P. appearing on behalf of the CBI does not dispute the said submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.
5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Special Case No. 08 of 2016 arising out of CBI/ACB/Patna P.S. Case No. RC 14(A)/16, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
6. However, if the learned trial court comes to a conclusion that petitioner, after his release on anticipatory bail, is trying to delay the trial of the case in any manner, the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after recording reasons.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- U T