Haradhan Saha v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC7 May 2026CR. MISC./30811/2026

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Haradhan Saha v. The State of Bihar; Patna High Court; Criminal Miscellaneous No. 30811 of 2026; decided 07-05-2026; Ashok Kumar Pandey, J.; bail granted; Barari P.S. Case No. 61 of 2026, District Katihar; B.N.S. 2023 Sections 109, 351(2), 352, 3(5); Arms Act Section 27; general and omnibus allegations; counter version; no allegation of firing; no criminal antecedent; judicial custody since 07.03.2026; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Katihar.

What did the court decide?

Bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Katihar, in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 61 of 2026. ¶¶16

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be enlarged on bail in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 61 of 2026, registered for offences punishable under Sections 109, 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

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Court's answer

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Katihar, in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 61 of 2026.

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Bail granted — Patna High Court (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J.), by order dated 07-05-2026 in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 30811 of 2026, enlarged the petitioner Haradhan Saha on bail in Barari P.S. Case No. 61 of 2026 (District Katihar), registered for offences punishable under Sections 109, 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Katihar. Prosecution case: the petitioner, along with others, abused the informant, and Vibhash Kumar Saha allegedly assaulted the informant on the head with the butt of a country-made pistol. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is a counter version, the allegations are general and omnibus, there is no allegation of firing against the petitioner, and the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and was in judicial custody since 07.03.2026. The application was opposed by the learned APP for the State.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30811 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2026 Thana- BARARI District- Katihar

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Haradhan Saha Son of Chumu Sahu @ Chamu Saha Resident of VillageMaharani Rounia, P.S.- Barari, District- Katihar (but in the impugned order it has wrongly been typed as Residents of Village- Maheshlitti, P.S.- Kadma, District- Godda (Jharkhand) which is clear from FIR itself)

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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2 07-05-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

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The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 61 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 109, 351(2), 352, 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

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The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the petitioner along with other has abused the informant and one Vibhash Kumar Saha has assaulted with the butt of the country made pistol on the head of the informant.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30811 of 2026(2) dt.07-05-2026 2/2

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case. He also submits that there is also a counter version of this case. The nature of allegation is general and omnibus. He further submits that there is no allegation of firing against this petitioner. Moreover, a statement has been made in para 3 of the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 07.03.2026.

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The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail . The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Katihar in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 61 of 2026.

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Sudhanshu/-

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(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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