Allahabad High Court
DHEERAJ SAHNI AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF U.P.
- Decided
- Bench
- HARVIR SINGH
Holding
The court dismissed Dheeraj Sahni's bail application as withdrawn and rejected Satendra Sahni's bail plea, holding that the seriousness of the injuries precludes bail.
Summary
The High Court heard bail applications filed by two accused, Dheeraj Sahni and Satendra Sahni, in a criminal case (Crime No. 299 of 2025) involving alleged assault and grievous injuries. Dheeraj Sahni’s counsel voluntarily withdrew his bail plea, leading the court to dismiss the application as withdrawn. Satendra Sahni pleaded innocence, arguing that the FIR only assigned a general role to the accused and that medical evidence showed only minor injuries to most victims. The State’s Additional Government Advocate countered that the victims, especially Angad Sahani, suffered serious injuries, including cerebral bleed and skull fracture, as reflected in CT scans. After evaluating the submissions and medical reports, the court concluded that the gravity of the injuries warranted denial of bail and rejected Satendra Sahni’s bail application.
Issues considered
- Whether Dheeraj Sahni's bail application should be dismissed as withdrawn.
- Whether Satendra Sahni is entitled to bail despite the alleged involvement in assault causing grievous injuries.
Legislation cited
- B.N.S. — s. 109(1), 115(2), 351, 352
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- grievous injury
- withdrawal of application
- medical evidence
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10472 of 2026
Dheeraj Sahni And Another
.....Applicant(s)
Versus
State of U.P.
.....Opposite
Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : A.T. Pandey
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Court No. - 70
HON'BLE HARVIR SINGH, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned counsel for the
informant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
2. Learned counsel for the accused-applicant submits that so far as the
accused-applicant no. 1, i.e. Dheeraj Sahni is concerned, the bail
application of accused-applicant no. 1 Dheeraj Sahni be dismissed as
withdrawn.
3. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for the applicant, the
bail application in respect of appellant no. 1 Dheeraj Sahni is dismissed as
withdrawn.
4. Certified copy of the bail rejection order, as well as other relevant
papers be returned to learned counsel for the applicant on his supplying
the photostat copy of the same as per Rules, if so requires.
5. So far as the bail application of the accused-applicant no. 2 Satendra
Sahni is concerned, learned counsel for the accused-applicant submits
that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in
the present case due to some ulterior motive. He next submitted that
although the applicant was named in the first information report but no
specific role has been assigned to the applicant. Only general role has
been assigned to all the accused persons. He further submitted that as per
medical report available on record, except one injury sustained by the
injured Angad Sahani, all the injuries sustained by other injured are
simple in nature. He lastly submitted that the applicant, who is in jail
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since 16.12.2025 and has no criminal antecedents to his discredit is
entitled to be enlarged on bail during pendency of the trial.
6. On the other hand, the learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the
prayer for bail and submitted all the accused persons brutally assaulted
the injured persons, as a result of which injured Angad sustained grievous
injuries. He further submitted that the C.T. Scan report of the injured
shows "changes of mild generalized cerebral atrophy; axial bleed
seen along anterior frontal convexity; few heamorrhagic contusions
with oedema are seen in right temporal lobe; fracture left temporal
bone mastoid" and in view of the above, the accused-applicant is not
entitled to be enlarged on bail.
7. After having heard the learned counsel for the applicant, learned
A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record, this
Court is not inclined to enlarge the applicant Satendra Sahni on bail in
Case Crime No. 299 of 2025, under Sections 109(1), 115(2), 351 and 352
of B.N.S., P.S. Sinduriya, District-Maharajgaj, hence the bail application
is rejected.
(Harvir Singh,J.)
April 28, 2026
Faridul
Digitally signed by :-
FAREEDUL HASAN
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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