Indrajeet Sahani @ Chaneshwar Sahani v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90185 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2025 Thana- ASANWA District- Siwan ====================================================== Indrajeet Sahani @ Chaneshwar Sahani S/O Ramesh Sahani R/O VillageSinghpur, Kashila, Pachbenian, P.S- Asaon, Distt.- Siwan- 841287, Bihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959.

3. The allegation in the First Information Report is that all the accused persons including the present petitioner were participating in a party where on account of some dispute having taken place between the young boys, on the order of Ranjit Yadav to fire at the deceased, Sonu Manjhi opened fire at the deceased hitting him in the ear.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it would be apparent from the First Information Report itself that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90185 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 2/3 the petitioner is one of the eight named persons in the First Information Report, who were present at the party being celebrated amongst the young boys but so far as the allegation of exhorting and opening fire is concerned, the same is specific against Ranjit Yadav and Sonu Manjhi and there is no specific imputation against the present petitioner. It is subsequently noticed that the informant who was being treated in hospital succumbed to the injuries and died subsequently during the course of treatment, however, the petitioner is no way responsible for the death of the deceased.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the fact that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner of either having caused any kind of assault or of opening fire at the deceased and the allegation against him being confined only to his presence in the party, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90185 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Asaon P.S. Case No. 116 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, subject to further condition(s):

(i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father.

(ii) The petitioner shall cooperate with the investigation, if not already concluded and make himself available and when so required, failing which the prosecution will be at liberty to move cancellation of his bail bond.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T