Md. Saniul Shekh @ Saniul @ Sentu Sk v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6899 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-146 Year-2024 Thana- Sahayak Khajanchi District- Purnia ====================================================== Md. Saniul Shekh @ Saniul @ Sentu Sk, aged about 30 years, Gender-Male, S/O Late Itman Shekh, Resident of Village- Mozampur Balugram, PS- Kalia Chak, District- Malda ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Bhola Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party :
Mr. Choubey Jawahar, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 20-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sahayak Khazanchi P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024 dated 26.07.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 310(2), 311, 111, 249, 238 of the BNS and Sections 25(1-b)a and 26 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, 6-7 unknown miscreants are alleged to have committed dacoity in the Tanishq Showroom and looted jewellries worth Rs. Three Crore and Seventy Lakhs and a mobile phone on the gun point.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6899 of 2025(2) dt.20-02-2025 2/3 present case. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. His name has come in the present case merely on the basis of suspicion by the police because the petitioner runs a Dhaba for his livelihood on a Highway and in the said Dhaba, some of criminals came to eat and drink as such the police arrested him and remanded him in the judicial custody. No incriminating article has been recovered from the petitioner except one diamond ring which belongs to the petitioner which was given to him in wedding. It is further submitted that the motorcycle in question used in the alleged occurrence seized near the place of the petitioner which the petitioner denies for the said recovery from his place.
It is further submitted that the other co-accused person Abhimanu Kumar @ Abhimanu Kumar Singh @ Abhimanyou Kr. Singh @ Abhimanyou Kr. Abhinandan has already been granted bail by another Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 86538 of 2024 under order dated 15.02.2025. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. The petitioner is in custody in this case since 01.08.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be enlarged on bail on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6899 of 2025(2) dt.20-02-2025 3/3 furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Purnea in connection with Sahayak Khazanchi P.S. Case No. 146 of 2024.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) U.K./- U T