Satrudhan Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3412 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-302 Year-2025 Thana- GHORASAHAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Satrudhan Prasad S/O Ganesh Ray R/O Village- Agarwa, P.S- Jitna, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mrs. Pushpa Sinha-1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 3(2)(c), 14(a)(b) of the Foreigner Act, 1946.

3. The petitioner in association of other co-accused is said to have facilitated entry of foreign national belonging to Nepal by providing fake/forged documents in furtherance of criminal conspiracy.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the name of the petitioner has transpired in this case only on the basis of disclosure made by apprehended coaccused persons. Further, the petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent and is in custody since 23.09.2025 and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3412 of 2026(3) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 chargesheet has been submitted.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition on the ground of allegations made in the F.I.R.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner has been made accused on account of conspiracy angle and no incriminating article has been recovered from his possession, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Ghorasahan P.S. Case No.302 of 2025, subject to the conditions that : (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife. (ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned court concerned.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) Trivedi/- U T