Ranjay Sahani @ Ranjay Kumar Sahani v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.80260 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-271 Year-2021 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ranjay Sahani @ Ranjay Kumar Sahani S/O- Vinod Sahani R/V- Murarpur Baluaa Tola Ps- Harsidhi Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shamir Mehra Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Ray For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sharda Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 342, 324, 307, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per FIR, three unknown miscreants came at the shop of the brother of the informant on a motorcycle and fired at him in which he sustained injury.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the First Information Report was lodged against three unknown miscreants who had resorted to firing resulting in injuries to the brother of the informant. The petitioner was not named in the FIR rather his name transpired in the confessional statement of co-accused with no specific allegation. Further, similarly situated co-accused Shivam Sahani has already been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.80260 of 2025(4) dt.20-02-2026 2/2 22.09.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 37379 of 2022. The petitioner is in custody since 01.03.2025 and neither any TIP was held nor there has been substantial progress in the case.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for bail on the ground that the petitioner has criminal antecedent. In response, it has been submitted that the petitioner is on bail in all the cases.
6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail, let the above named petitioner, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 271 of 2021, subject to the conditions that the petitioner shall appear on each and every date till conclusion of trial and if the petitioner does not appear on two consecutive dates without any substantial and satisfactory reason, the learned court below would be at liberty to cancel his bail bonds. devendra/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T