Anil Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61794 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2025 Thana- Jai Bajrang District- East Champaran ====================================================== Anil Sahani S/o Ram Balak Sahani R/o Village- Sadhanpura, P.S.- Kathaiya, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sumit Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-09-2025 Heard Mr. Sumit Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Tarjeshwar Nath Thakur, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Jai Bajrang P.S. Case No. 16 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 309(4) of the B.N.S.

3. The case of the prosecution is that the informant is a Manager in Credit Axis Gramin Limited Bank and he is posted at Chakiya Branch. On the date of the occurrence, he was going with Rs. 51,603/-. It is alleged that three persons on a bike looted away the cash on a gun point.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61794 of 2025(2) dt.08-09-2025 2/2 submits that the petitioner's name has surfaced as he was arrested in Jai Bajrang P.S. Case No. 21 of 2025, wherein he has given his confessional statement. It has also been submitted that from the petitioner's possession, one country-made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered. Nothing else has been recovered from his possession. He further submits that the petitioner has been framed in this case, only on the basis of his criminal antecedents. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 24.04.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of six 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, East Champaran at Motihari, in connection with Jai Bajrang P.S. Case No. 16 of 2025.

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