Shashi Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72260 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-269 Year-2023 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Shashi Ranjan, S/o- Manoj Bhagat @ Manoj Bhakt, R/o Village-Mathurapur, P.S.-Sahebganj, Dist-Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail in connection with Session Trial No. 614 of 2023 arising out of Sonepur P.S. Case No. 269 of 2023 registered for the offences under Sections 396 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The petitioner is not named in the First Information Report and is in custody since 12.07.2023.

4. Allegation against the petitioner is to commit dacoity in Bank alongwith other coaccused persons and while committing so, opened

2/4 indiscriminate firing upon two constables, who were deputed for security causing their death on spot and looted away cash of Rs. 13,28,197/-.

5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that name of the petitioner transpired during course of investigation on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Md. Jasmin, where in furtherance of said confessional statement, no incriminating material recovered/surfaced during course of investigation as to connect petitioner prima-facie with the present occurrence of dacoity and murder.

6. It is submitted that petitioner was not put on Test Identification Parade as yet. Petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.

7. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons namely, Sukhari Rai @ Raja Babu and Gautam Kumar have already granted bail by one of the learned coordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 72531/2023 dated 07.02.2024 and Cr. Misc. No.

3/4 2310/2024 dated 26.04.2024 respectively. While concluding argument, learned counsel submitted that investigation of this case is completed and as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

8. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

9. In view of the facts and circumstances as save and except suspicion, nothing appears prima-facie against this petitioner qua his involvement with present occurrence of dacoity and murder, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioner is in custody since 12.07.2025, accordingly, above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 4th Additional Sessions Judge, Saran at Chapra at Saran/concerned court, in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 269 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 437 (3)

4/4 Cr.P.C/Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S.").

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T