Patna High Court
Sudhir Sah @ Sudhir Kumar SahversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The Court ordered that both petitioners be enlarged on bail.
Summary
The petitioners, Amit Kumar Yadav and Sudhir Sah, were arrested in connection with a robbery alleged under section 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959. The FIR states that a traveller was looted of Rs.5,00,000 by six accused in a Scorpio vehicle. During investigation, the name of the petitioners emerged in the confessional statement of co‑accused Sunil Kumar, who had already been released on bail. No incriminating articles were recovered from the petitioners and they had been in custody since August and November 2025 respectively. The learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate opposed bail, but the High Court, after considering the lack of material evidence and the co‑accused’s statement, ordered that both petitioners be released on regular bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties. The order was pronounced by Justice Partha Sarthy.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the accused under sections 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and 27 of the Arms Act despite the co‑accused’s confession and absence of recovered material.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act, 1959 — s. 27
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 310(2)
Subjects
- bail
- regular bail
- attempt to murder
- Arms Act
- co‑accused confession
- high court
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12418 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-211 Year-2025 Thana- BAHERA District- Darbhanga
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Amit Kumar Yadav @ Amit Yadav S/O Hari Yadav @ Kari Yadav Resident of
Village- Kanhauli, P.S- Sakri, District- Madhubani.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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with
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 12422 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-211 Year-2025 Thana- BAHERA District- Darbhanga
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Sudhir Sah @ Sudhir Kumar Sah S/o Shankar Sah Resident of village-
Korahiya, P.S- Jaynagar, District- Madhubani
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 12418 of 2026)
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Subhash Kumar Jha, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 12422 of 2026)
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Subhash Kumar Jha, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
2 26-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for
grant of regular bail in connection with Bahera P.S. Case no. 211
of 2025 registered under section 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita, 2023 and section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states
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that while he was going to Darbhanga in his car carrying
Rs.5,00,000/- besides other articles in a bag, six accused persons
in a scorpio vehicle looted him of his articles including cash.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the FIR
was registered against unknown. Referring to the order of the learned
trial Court, it is submitted that name of both the petitioners transpired
in course of investigation in the confessional statement of co-accused
Sunil Kumar who has himself been enlarged on bail vide order dated
5.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 76706 of 2025. No incriminating
article has been recovered from the petitioners’ possession. The
petitioners are in custody since 1.8.2025 and 25.11.2025 respectively.
The cause of their false implication are their antecedents.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP
for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, the material
that has transpired in course of investigation as evident from the
order of the learned trial Court, the name of the petitioners
transpiring in the statement of a co-accused Sunil Kumar who
has himself been enlarged on bail vide order dated 5.12.2025
and the petitioners having remained in custody since 1.8.2025
and 25.11.2025, in the facts of the case, the Court directs that both
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the petitioners above named be enlarged on bail in connection with
Bahera P.S. Case no. 211 of 2025 (G.R. no. 261 of 2025) on each of
them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten
Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to
satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Benipur, Darbhanga.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
sauravkrsinha/-
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