Sanoj Kumar @ Sanoj Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64175 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-220 Year-2024 Thana- KHAIRA District- Saran ====================================================== Sanoj Kumar @ Sanoj Kumar Singh S/O Lalan Singh R/O Village- Repura, P.S- Madhaura, Distt.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarun Prasad Mandal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 17-09-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner in this application prays for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Khaira P.S. Case no.220 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under sections 310(4), 310(5), 111 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that in course of patrolling, seeing the police personnel the accused persons who were gathered at one place made an attempt to escape, but three of them were caught. It is further stated that one of the accused disclosed the name of the accused

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64175 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 2/3 who had managed to escape, which included the petitioner herein. On search of the accused who were caught, incriminating articles including firearms were recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. From the contents of the FIR itself it would transpire that neither the petitioner was arrest at the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his possession. The only material against him is the statement of a coaccused made before the police. He undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner in the F.I.R., the petitioner not having been arrested at the spot, his name having transpired in the statement of a coaccused made before the police and no incriminating article having been recovered from his possession, it is directed that the petitioner above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Khaira P.S.Case no.220 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64175 of 2025(2) dt.17-09-2025 3/3 Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate- 1st Class, Chapra. (Partha Sarthy, J) Bibhash/- U T