Sankar Sah @ Sankar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.359 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-142 Year-2024 Thana- CHHAURADANO District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sankar Sah @ Sankar Prasad S/o Late Rambilash Sah Resident of villBhelwa, P.S- Chhaurandano, Distt.- East Champaran, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Siddharth Aditya, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ahmad Ali, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 20-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Chhauradano P.S. Case No. 142 of 2024 for the offences registered under Sections 467, 468, 470, 471, 420 of the I.P.C.

3. As per the prosecution case, earlier on the basis of the document mutation in the name of the petitioner was rejected, however, he changed the document number and reapplied with the new letter to escape detection by the departmental software.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Mutation of the petitioner's land on the document was

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.359 of 2026(3) dt.20-02-2026 2/2 done and is still subsisting. Petitioner re-applied fresh petition for mutation and there is no illegality in filing fresh mutation petition. Petitioner is a farmer having one criminal antecedent. After completion of investigation charge-sheet has already been submitted. There is no chance of absconding the petitioner or tampering with the evidence. Petitioner is in custody since 12.10.2025. He undertakes to co-operate in the trial.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made on behalf of the parties, facts and circumstances of the case, charge-sheet has already been submitted and also period of custody undergone by the petitioner, let the petitioner, named above, be enlarged on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Raxaul at Motihari in connection with Chhauradano P.S. Case No. 142 of 2024.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.) rakhi/- U T