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Saroj Sahni @ Khatikwan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC4 Aug 2025CR. MISC./19548/2025

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Bail allowed; Sections 103(1) B.N.S. 2023 murder charge; Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 266 of 2024, District Samastipur; petitioner Saroj Sahni @ Khatikwan; judicial custody since 24.09.2024; no criminal antecedent; nothing incriminating recovered; bail bonds Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount; co-accused bail order dated 06-05-2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 6779 of 2025; eye-witness Dhodhai Sahni; traumatic brain injury by hard and blunt substance; Patna High Court CR. MISC.; Justice Rudra Prakash Mishra; decided 04-08-2025.

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Release on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 266 of 2024. ¶16

Saroj Sahni @ Khatikwan Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19548 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-266 Year-2024 Thana- BIBHUTIPUR District- Samastipur

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Saroj Sahni @ Khatikwan S/o- Vijay Sahni @ Bijay Sahani Village- Belsandi Dih Ps- Bibhutipur Dist- Samastipur

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... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shishir Kumar Shishir, Advocate Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parmanand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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4 04-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 266 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 103(1) of the B.N.S., 2023.

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As per prosecution case, some unknown culprits have committed brutal murder of the Informant’s son.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against her and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to dirty village politics. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and his name has transpired in this case in course of investigation. There is no eye-witness to the alleged occurrence.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19548 of 2025(4) dt.04-08-2025 2/3

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He further submits that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and is languishing in judicial custody since 24.09.2024 without any rhymes or reason. Other co-accused has been allowed bail by this Court vide order dated 06-05-2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 6779 of 2025.

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On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner, stating that the offence alleged is serious in nature. He further submits that Dhodhai Sahni is the eye-witness to the alleged incident of throwing the half-dead body of the deceased by the accused persons including the petitioner (Para-63 of the case diary). The witnesses in Para-65 and 66 of the case diary have also supported the prosecution case. The doctor has also found the cause of death due to traumatic brain injury caused by hard and blunt substance.

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Having heard rival contention of both the parties and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, the period of custody of the petitioner, the petitioner having no criminal antecedent, let the petitioner, abovenamed, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand)

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19548 of 2025(4) dt.04-08-2025 3/3

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with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 266 of 2024.

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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