Dismissed¶21

Chandan Sahani v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC2 Dec 2025CR. MISC./77777/2025

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What is this about?

Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No.77777 of 2025; Justice Satyavrat Verma; order dated 02-12-2025; ANTICIPATORY BAIL REJECTED; Section 395 Indian Penal Code; Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 42 of 2024; S.D.J.M. Sikarhana at Dhaka, East Champaran; petitioner Chandan Sahani not named in FIR, named via confessional statements of co-accused Jitendra and Birendra; criminal antecedents of two cases; risk of absconding; alleged bank-withdrawal loot of Rs.49,000/-; vehicle BR06BR4582.

What did the court decide?

Considering the submissions made by the learned APP, this Court was not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. ¶21

Chandan Sahani Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

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Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to petitioner Chandan Sahani, who apprehends arrest in Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 42 of 2024 registered for an offence punishable under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Court's answer

Considering the submissions made by the learned APP, this Court was not inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

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Ratio / Principle

The prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No.42 of 2024, pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M., Sikarhana at Dhaka, East Champaran.

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Anticipatory bail refused — S. 395 IPC (loot of Rs.49,000/- withdrawn from bank). In Criminal Miscellaneous No.77777 of 2025 (Satyavrat Verma, J., order dated 02-12-2025), petitioner Chandan Sahani, apprehending arrest in Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 42 of 2024 pending before the learned S.D.J.M., Sikarhana at Dhaka, East Champaran, sought anticipatory bail. He was not named in the FIR; his name surfaced during investigation through the confessional statements of arrested co-accused Jitendra and Birendra. Counsel urged that the implication arose from the petitioner's antecedents of two cases. The learned APP opposed, pointing out that the petitioner had criminal antecedents of two cases and, if granted anticipatory bail, might abscond. Considering the APP's submissions, the Court declined the privilege of anticipatory bail and rejected the prayer. Background per the record: the informant, after withdrawing Rs.49,000/- from a bank, was intercepted by 3-4 unknown persons who snatched her bag containing the amount; on alarm three accused (named as Ramesh Sahni, Birendra Sahni and Jitendra Bhagat) were apprehended by the Chowkidar and local people, the vehicle number BR06BR4582 and the driver 'Kalamuddin' were disclosed, and Rs.49,000/- was stated to have been recovered from Ramesh Sahni.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.77777 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2024 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran

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Chandan Sahani Son of Gajendra Sahani R/o Village -Chand Parsa, P.S. - Kesaraiya, District - East Champarn.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Madhurendra Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Shakir Ahmad, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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2 02-12-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedents of two cases and the informant alleges that she came out of the bank after withdrawing an amount of Rs.49,000/- when she was intercepted by 3-4 unknown accused who snatched the bag containing the amount, on alarm, three accused were apprehended by Chowkidar and local people and they disclosed their names as Ramesh Sahni, Birendra Sahni and Jitendra Bhagat and also disclosed the number of vehicle by which they

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77777 of 2025(2) dt.02-12-2025 2/3

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had come to commit loot as BR06BR4582 and the name of the driver as Kalamuddin who fled with the car, further, Rs.49,000/was recovered from Ramesh Sahni.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR. It is next submitted that from perusal of the allegation, as alleged in the FiR, it would manifest that three accused persons were apprehended at the spot and they disclosed the name of Kalamuddin and Surendra Sahni. It is further submitted that the apprehended accused did not disclose the name of the petitioner but subsequently during the course of investigation, Jitendra and Birendra in their confessional statement disclosed the name of the petitioner also. It is thus submitted that since petitioner has antecedent of two cases, as such, police got him implicated through Jitendra and Birendra in their confessional statement.

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The learned APP vehemently opposes the anticipatory bail application and submits that informant, a lady, alleges that she came out of the bank after withdrawing Rs.49,000/- when she was intercepted by unknown accused who snatched the amount, it is submitted that such occurrences are becoming a rampant. It is also submitted that though petitioner is not named in the FIR but during course of investigation his

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.77777 of 2025(2) dt.02-12-2025 3/3

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name has transpired and he has criminal antecedents of two cases and if privilege of anticipatory bail is granted to the petitioner, the petitioner may abscond.

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Considering the submissions made by the learned APP, this Court is not inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is hereby rejected in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No.42 of 2024, pending in the court of learned S.D.J.M., Sikarhana at Dhaka, East Champaran.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Sanjay/-

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