Patna High CourtCR. MISC./67212/2024bail granted

Bhajan Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

2024-12-11Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67212 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2022 Thana- SINGHWARA District- Darbhanga ====================================================== BHAJAN SAHNI S/o- JIVACHH SAHNI Village- Sanahpur Bujurg PSSinghwara Dist- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kedar Jha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Singhwara P.S. Case No. 97/2022 dated 01.06.2022 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 354B, 380, 427 and 452 of the Indian Penal Code and later on Section 302 of the I.P.C was added.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons holding knife, pistol and iron fighter entered the house of the informant, the co-accused, Pradeep Sahni assaulted the informant's father with the butt of pistol and the co-accused, Ranjeet Sahni also assaulted on the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67212 of 2024(2) dt.11-12-2024 2/3 head of his father with iron rod causing injury. It is further alleged that the petitioner and the co-accused persons also damaged the motorcycle. It is further alleged that the petitioner took out Rs. 3 lakh and ornament of Rs. 1 lakh from the informant's box.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The allegation of snatching against the petitioner is ornamental. There is no specific allegation against the petitioner rather the allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus. It is further submitted that the petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. The co-accused person has already been granted regular bail by this court vide order dated 20.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41465 of 2024. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and the nature of allegation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67212 of 2024(2) dt.11-12-2024 3/3 within a period of six weeks from today, 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 the learned court concerned, Darbhanga in connection with Singhwara P.S. Case No. 97 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. The application stands allowed.

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