Manjay Sahni Vs The State of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh No. I, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER

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3 24-04-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 156 of 2024, arising out of Baligaon P.S. Case No. 142 of 2021, lodged on 16.12.2021 under Sections 395, 412 & 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the bail application of the petitioner has earlier been rejected twice vide order dated 04.12.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 72446 of 2024 with a liberty to renew his prayer for bail one year after framing of charge and vide order dated 19.12.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 60792 of 2024 with liberty granted to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail as and when he is in a position to apprise this Court about the status of the pending cases against

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18516 of 2026(3) dt.24-04-2026 2/3

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him.

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Counsel further submits that the charge has been framed in this case, and when the second bail application was filed, he was not in a position to satisfy the Court as to whether the petitioner was absconding or not in the cases pending against him. Counsel submits that this time the petitioner is in a position to show that he is not absconding in any of the cases, and has annexed orders of those cases to demonstrate that he is continuously appearing therein. Counsel further submits that, on the previous occasion, the present stage of the trial was called for, and from the progress report it transpires that charge has already been framed in this case and the matter is fixed for evidence, and NBW has been issued against witnesses.

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Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for

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bail.

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In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, let the petitioner above named, be granted bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/(Rupees Thirty thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1) (d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of A.D.J. XV, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Sessions Trial No. 156 of 2024, arising out of Baligaon P.S. Case No. 142 of 2021, subject to the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18516 of 2026(3) dt.24-04-2026 3/3

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following conditions as laid down under Section 480(3) of the BNSS with other following conditions:-

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(i) one of the bailor should be the family member of the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his bona fide;

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(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bonds by the Trial Court itself.

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(Dr. Anshuman, J.)

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Aman Kumar/-

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Manjay Sahni v. The State of Bihar

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