SONU JHA @ SONU KUMAR vs THE STATE OF BIHAR — SLP(Crl) No. 8662/2026

Case under 1511Ab-criminal Law : Criminal Matters Other Than Covered by the Aforesaid Categories(slps Arising Out of Anticipatory Bail Applications.) Section II-A. Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010256152026

Filing Date

27-Apr-2026

Registration No

SLP(Crl) No. 8662/2026

Diary Number

25615/2026

Order Date

15-May-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Last updated 28-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

1511AB-Criminal Law : Criminal matters other than covered by the aforesaid categories(SLPs arising out of anticipatory bail applications.) Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SONU JHA @ SONU KUMAR

    Adv. ASHISH PANDEY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR

    Adv. PREM PRAKASH[R-1]

Case History

  1. 15-May-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  2. 15-May-2026

    Fresh(Special)

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Mithal and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S.V.N. Bhatti

  3. 27-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(Crl) No. 8662/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: SLP(Crl) No. 008662/2026 On 15-05-2026, the Supreme Court admitted Sonu Jha's special leave petition challenging the Patna High Court's January 2026 order. The Court granted the State of Bihar four weeks to file a counter-affidavit and issued notice to respondent No.2 returnable in six weeks. Critically, the Court imposed an interim stay on coercive action against the petitioner in connection with PS Case No. 5120038250991 (2025, Saharsa), conditional on his cooperation with the investigating officer, directing him to appear on 22-05-2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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