Patna High CourtCR. MISC./91719/2025bail rejected

Krishna Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

2026-05-13Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91719 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-737 Year-2024 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Krishna Sahni S/O Panchu Sahni R/o Vill.- Bharpur Lakhminiya, P.S.- Sonepur, Dist.- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Satya Nand Shukla, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 103 (1), 238 and 120 ( B ) of BNS.

3 . As per F.I.R. allegation against this petitioner is that he along with other co-accused persons killed the daughter of informant and disappeared the body of deceased.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, while denying the allegation, submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case because petitioner is husband of the deceased. Informant is not an eye witness and only suspicion has been raised against this petitioner. As a matter of fact, daughter of informant was suffering from illness and due to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91719 of 2025(4) dt.13-05-2026 2/2 which she died. Petitioner is in custody since 26.08.2025 . 5 . Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that petitioner is the husband of the deceased and there is direct and specific allegation that he and his family members killed the deceased and disappeared the body of the deceased. The deceased died in an unnatural circumstances in her matrimonial house .

6. Considering the nature of accusation and also the fact that deceased died in an unnatural condition in her in-laws house , prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is rejected. However, since petitioners are in custody since 26.08.2025 , learned Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial, within the period of one year from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T