IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23302 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-319 Year-2022 Thana- MADHUBAN District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sanjay Sahani S/o- Late Rajnan Sahani R/o - Tharbitiya. Tarbitya Tola Math, P.S - Pakaridayal, District - East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Diwakar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Madhuban P. S. Case No. 319 of 2022 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. As per F.I.R., this petitioner along with other accused persons committed murder of the brother of informant by assaulting him with rod and stick with a view to grab his money. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Allegation of assault is general and omnibus. F.I.R. has been lodged after inordinate delay of about 14 days which itself raises doubt over Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23302 of 2026(2) dt.06-05-2026 2/2 veracity of the prosecution case. Petitioner is in custody since 26.11.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he along with other unknown accused persons assaulted and killed the brother of informant. As per post-mortem report, doctor has found two external injuries on the person of deceased and death is caused by hard and blunt substance. 6. Considering the nature of accusation, gravity of the offence and post-mortem report, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. 7. However, since petitioner is in custody since 26.11.2025, Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T