Patna High Court
Sonu Kumar Sharma @ Dhillon @ Sonu SharmaversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
The Court granted bail to the petitioner subject to a cash bond and specific conditions.
Summary
The petitioner, Sonu Kumar Sharma, was arrested on 2 August 2024 in connection with a robbery case (Section 392 IPC) registered as PS Alamganj Case No. 588 of 2023. He contended that he was not named in the FIR, was falsely implicated, no testimony-in-chief (TIP) had been taken, and no material was recovered from him, while co‑accused had already been granted bail. The State opposed bail, highlighting that the petitioner has 24 other pending cases, though he is on bail in 23 of them. The Court examined the lack of his name in the FIR, absence of TIP, and the petitioner’s claim of innocence, and decided to grant bail on a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties, subject to conditions of cooperation, presence in court, non‑tampering with evidence, and verification of criminal antecedents. The bail order was directed to be implemented without delay for verification purposes.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner who is not named in the FIR and for whom no TIP has been conducted.
- Whether the petitioner’s extensive criminal history warrants denial of bail despite claims of innocence.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 392
Subjects
- bail
- Section 392 IPC
- robbery
- false implication
- testimony-in-chief
- criminal antecedent
- court conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23695 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-588 Year-2023 Thana- ALAMGANJ District- Patna
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Sonu Kumar Sharma @ Dhillon @ Sonu Sharma S/o Ashok Sharma @ Ashok
Kumar Sharma Resident of Bhadraghat, Main road, PS- Alamganj, District-
Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar Pradhan, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 08-04-2026 Heard Mr. Arvind Kumar Pradhan, learned counsel for
the petitioner and Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, learned APP for the
State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since
02.08.2024, in connection with Alamganj P.S. Case No. 588 of
2023, F.I.R. dated 03.07.2023 registered for the offences
punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The F.I.R. of the occurrence of loot is against
unknown.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the
present case. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in
the F.I.R. and the name of the petitioner has been transpired
during investigation by the police after arresting in Alamganj P.S.
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Case no. 726 of 2023 and thereafter the petitioner has confessed
his guilt in the present occurrence. He further submits that another
co-accused persons namely Raja Paswan, Rohit Kumar and Vikash
Kumar have been granted bail by the learned Court below itself
and nothing has been recovered from the possession of the
petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that
till date no TIP was conducted by the prosecution and the police
after investigation submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and
the petitioner is in custody since 02.08.2024.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the
State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner
and submits that the petitioner carries twenty four more cases
other than the present one but fairly submits on the basis of
paragraph-3 of the bail petition that the petitioner is on bail in
twenty three cases and one case is pending for consideration
before the competent court of law.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case
and the fact that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R and till
date no TIP was conducted by the prosecution, let the petitioner,
above named, be released 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 learned A.C.J.M. VI, Patna
City, Patna in connection with Alamganj P.S. Case No. 588 of
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2023, subject to the following conditions :-
(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be
properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court
and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on
his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his
bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.
(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the
witness, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for
cancellation of bail.
(3) And, further condition that the court below shall
verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any
stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal
antecedents, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail
bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in
terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for
purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Ibrar//-
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