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Dashrath Sahni v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC6 May 2025CR. MISC./27458/2025

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What is this about?

Regular bail granted; forged railway tickets; cheating of passengers; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 319, 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2); Muzaffarpur Rail P.S. Case No. 302 of 2024; arrested 03.12.2024; charge-sheet not submitted; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties; A.C.J.M. Railway, Saran at Sonpur; Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 27458 of 2025; decided 06-05-2025; Arvind Singh Chandel, J.

What did the court decide?

Release of the petitioners on bail in connection with Muzaffarpur Rail P.S. Case No. 302 of 2024 on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Railway, Saran at Sonpur. ¶20

Dashrath Sahni Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, arrested in connection with Muzaffarpur Rail P.S. Case No. 302 of 2024 for alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, should be granted regular bail in their first bail application.

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Court's answer

Bail was granted considering the submissions made by the counsels and the detention period, expressly without commenting on the other merits of the case.

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Ratio / Principle

The Court held the present applicant should be granted the benefit of bail and accordingly allowed the petition.

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Key takeaways

The petitioners were directed to be released on bail in connection with Muzaffarpur Rail P.S. Case No. 302 of 2024 on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Railway, Saran at Sonpur.ratio¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Arvind Singh Chandel, J.), by oral order dated 06-05-2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 27458 of 2025, allowed the first regular bail application of Dashrath Sahni and Bigu Ram, arrested on 03.12.2024 in Muzaffarpur Rail P.S. Case No. 302 of 2024 (District Saran) for alleged offences under Sections 319, 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, arising out of allegations that they possessed and sold forged railway tickets and obtained original tickets from passengers, thereby committing cheating. Granting bail solely on consideration of counsel's submissions and the period of detention, and expressly without commenting on the other merits of the case, the Court directed release on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Railway, Saran at Sonpur. Investigation was pending and the charge-sheet had not been filed at the time of the application.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27458 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-302 Year-2024 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR RAIL P.S. DistrictSaran

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Dashrath Sahni S/o- Damodar Sahni Resident of village- Ajitpur Ward no 13 PS- Saraiya Dist- Muzaffarpur

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Bigu Ram S/o- Late Fuddi Ram Resident of village- Belwar Ward no 1 PSBelsar Dist- vaishali

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajeev Ranjan No. II, Adv. Mrs. Kumari Rupa, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SINGH CHANDEL ORAL ORDER

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2 06-05-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as

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the counsel appearing for the respondent-State.

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It is the first regular bail application submitted by the petitioners who have been arrested in connection with Muzaffarpur Rail P.S. Case No. 302 of 2024 for the alleged offences punishable under Section 319, 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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According to the case of prosecution, on 02.12.2024 officials of the railway police caught hold of the present applicants along with two other accused persons. On being searched some forged railway tickets were found in their possession. It is alleged that after preparing the forged railway

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27458 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 2/3

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ticket they use to sell the same to the general public and original railway tickets were obtained by them from passengers and were returned to the railway department to encash the same, thereby, they committed cheating also with the persons from whom they have taken original ticket. On the basis of the information given by the informant offences has been registered and all the applicants has been been arrested on 03.12.2024 and since they they are in custody.

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It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioners that the petitioner herein are innocent and are falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioners are in custody since 03.12.2024, investigation is still going on and charge-sheet has not been submitted yet, therefore, the trial will take much time. He prays that on these grounds they may be granted benefit of bail.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondentState opposes the prayer of bail.

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Considering the submission made by the counsels and further considering the detention period without commenting on the other merits of the case. I am of the view that the present applicant should be granted the benefit of bail. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. The petitioners are directed

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27458 of 2025(2) dt.06-05-2025 3/3

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to be released on bail in connection with Muzaffarpur Rail P.S. Case No. 302 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties, to the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M, Railway, Saran at Sonpur.

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(Arvind Singh Chandel , J)

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Siddharth Soni/-

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