Sonu Jha @ Subham Kumar Jha @ Shubham Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82708 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-218 Year-2025 Thana- DARBHANGA SADAR DistrictDarbhanga ====================================================== Sonu Jha @ Subham Kumar Jha @ Shubham Kumar Jha Son of Lal Babu Jha Resident of Village- Chatti Pokhar, P.S.- L.N.M.U., District- Darbhanga ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Nilendu Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 05-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner; learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for the informant.

2. The petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 218 of 2025 registered for offences under Sections 109 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Allegedly, on the fateful day, while the informant, who is said to be an employee at the bus stand, was sitting in a tea shop, 5-6 persons arrived at 2-3 motorcycles and started firing indiscriminately. However, the informant somehow managed to save himself. The informant also recognized two of the assailants, who were identified as Vishal Yadav and Vikky Yadav.

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR; however, during the course of the investigation, the name of the petitioner has come. It is also an admitted fact that no one sustained any injury in the incident.

5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this application for anticipatory bail stands allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from today in the Court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga/ concerned Court below in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 218 of 2025 subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482 of the BNSS/ 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

8. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at

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(Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T