Chunnu Sahani @ Chunu Kumar Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77940 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-182 Year-2024 Thana- BANJARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Chunnu Sahani @ Chunu Kumar Sahani S/O Rup Lal Sahani @ Ruplal Sahani R/o Village- Ward No.13, Chailaha Tal, P.S- Banjaria, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Suraj Kumar Tiwari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered under Sections 190, 191(2)(3), 115(2), 118(1), 303(2), 324(2), 326(g), 352, 351(2)(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per prosecution case, on 22-7-2024 at 7 PM, informant heard hulla, accordingly came out of the house and saw the named accused persons including the petitioner along with 200 unknown accused persons, on orders of Bhagirath, accused persons entered the shop and looted articles worth Rs. 50 lakh and even assaulted her father-in-law, further Ajay, Sonalal and Pradip entered her house and took ornaments worth Rs. 7 lakh along with LIC policy, while Prabhu, Jay Prakash,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77940 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 2/3 Shatrughan, Sunil and Suresh looted four laptops and pen-drive worth Rs. 2 lakh and the accused persons set the shop on fire causing loss of Rs. 1 crore and also set ablaze 5 motorcycles. It is next alleged that there is a land dispute with her cousin fatherin-law, Raj Kumar, and the occurrence was committed at his behest.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to land dispute. Further submission is that there is case and counter case between the parties. F.I.R. has been lodged after a delay of four days without any plausible explanation. There is no injury report on the record to substantiate the allegation of assault. Allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus. Similarly situated co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 07.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 85317 of 2025. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State opposed the bail application.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77940 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 3/3 the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate-I, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Banjariya P.S. Case No. 182 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) utkarsh/- U T