Patna High Court
Jalim Sahani @ Jalim @ Jalim KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
Bail was granted to petitioner no.2 with conditions, and petitioner no.1's application was dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioners Jalim and Vinod Sahani filed applications for bail in connection with FIR No. 774 of 2025. Jalim's bail application became infructuous after his arrest, and the court permitted its withdrawal. Vinod sought bail for alleged offences under multiple sections of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023, claiming a clean antecedent and that the medical report did not support the FIR allegations. The prosecution opposed bail, but the court noted the lack of corroborative evidence and Vinod's clean record. Consequently, the court granted bail to Vinod on a Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties and imposed conditions under Section 438(2) of the CrPC, while dismissing Jalim's application as withdrawn.
Issues considered
- Whether the bail application of petitioner no.1 (Jalim Sahani) should be withdrawn as infructuous.
- Whether bail should be granted to petitioner no.2 (Vinod Sahani) despite the serious charges under the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 — s. 109, 115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 351, 352, 76
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 438(2)
Subjects
- bail
- withdrawal of application
- clean antecedent
- evidence assessment
- Bihar Narcotic Substances Act
- Section 438 CrPC
- conditions of bail
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34521 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-774 Year-2025 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran
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1. Jalim Sahani @ Jalim @ Jalim Kumar S/o Late Panalal Sahani Resident of
village - Babam Dhawahi, P.S - Harsidhi, District - East Champaran
2. Vinod Sahani @ Binod Sahani S/o Late Panalal Sahani Resident of village -
Babam Dhawahi, P.S - Harsidhi, District - East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP
For the Informant : Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 02-07-2026 Heard Mr. Abhishek Kumar, learned counsel for the
petitioners, Mr. Pawan Kumar, learned counsel for the informant
and Mr. Kalyan Shankar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor
for the State.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
during pendency of the bail application, the petitioner no. 1,
namely, Jalim Sahani @ Jalim @ Jalim Kumar has been
arrested. Hence, the present application with respect to
petitioner no. 1 has become infructuous. Therefore, he seeks
permission to withdraw the application with respect to petitioner
no. 1.
3. Permission is accorded.
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4. Accordingly, the present application stands
dismissed as withdrawn as having become infructuous with
respect to petitioner no. 1.
5. The petitioner no. 2 is apprehending his arrest in
connection with Harsidhi P.S. Case No. 774 of 2025, F.I.R.
dated 22.11.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections
115(2), 117(2), 126(2), 76, 109, 303(2), 351, 352 and 3(5) of the
BNS, 2023.
6. According to prosecution case, all the accused
persons including this petitioner assaulted the informant and her
family members and looted ornaments and articles from her
house worth Rs. 5 lakhs.
7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been
implicated in the present case. It appears from the FIR that the
petitioner has assaulted to one Mukhtar Sahani by means of
knife and iron rod due to which he received injury but the injury
report of Mukhtar Sahani, which was recorded in paragraph no.
22 of the case diary, suggest that the injury is simple in nature
caused by hard and blunt object which does not goes with the
allegation as alleged in the FIR against the petitioner.
8. The learned counsel for the informant as well as
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learned Additional Public Prosecutor have vehemently opposed
the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
9. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances
that the petitioner has clean antecedent and medical report does
not support the allegation as alleged against him in the FIR, let
the petitioner, namely, Vinod Sahani @ Binod Sahani, above
named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court
below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of
the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.
10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st
Class, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Harsidhi
P.S. Case No. 774 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid
down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure
and with other following conditions:-
i. 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.
ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the
witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to
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move for cancellation of bail.
iii. 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 antecedent, 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)
Vanisha/-
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