Patna High Court
Sameer PaardhiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The bail application is dismissed as the investigation has produced material connecting the petitioner to the offence.
Summary
The petitioner, Sameer Paardhi, was arrested in connection with a robbery of Rs. 17 lakh from a bank cashier, alleged to have been waiting on a motorcycle for the miscreants. He applied for regular bail under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, claiming a clean antecedent and asserting that he was falsely implicated. The State opposed the bail, contending that investigation had produced material linking the petitioner to the crime. The Court noted that the petitioner, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, was involved in a crime in Bihar and that investigative material connected him to the offence. Consequently, the Court was not inclined to grant bail and dismissed the application. The judgment was limited to the bail application and did not express any opinion on the merits of the case.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita despite material linking him to the offence
- Whether the petitioner’s out-of-state residence affects the grant of bail
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 303(2)
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- Section 303
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- interstate crime
- robbery
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22658 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-180 Year-2025 Thana- KARPI District- Arwal
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Sameer Paardhi S/o Ajendr Paardhi R/o Village - Raipur, P.S- Nateranand,
District - Vidisha, State - Madhya Pradesh
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amaresh Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Shyam Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
2 09-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Karpi
P.S. Case No. 180 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable
under Sections 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. It is the case of the prosecution that Rs. 17 lakhs,
which was lying with the cashier was taken away by criminals
from inside the Bank when the cashier was talking to someone
on phone. The petitioner was found involved in the crime. He
was waiting for the miscreants on a motorcycle and they fled
away on that motorcycle.
4. The petitioner is in custody since 06.12.2025 and
claims clean antecedent.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
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petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this
case and he is not involved in the crime.
6. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed
the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.
7. The petitioner is a resident of Madhya Pradesh and
is involved in committing crime in Bihar. Materials have come
to connect the petitioner with the crime.
8. Considering the fact that during investigation
materials have come to connect the petitioner with the crime, I
am not inclines to grant bail to the petitioner.
9. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed.
10. It is, however, clarified that the observations made
herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail
application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at
any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express
any opinion on the merits of the case.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
P. Kumar
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