Pandit Namo Narayan Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7664 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-640 Year-2023 Thana- PURNEA SADAR District- Purnia ====================================================== Pandit Namo Narayan Jha S/o Late Sachhidanand Jha R/o vill - Maharaji Hala, P.S. - Sadar, Distt. - Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hansraj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-02-2024 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of three weeks from today.

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

3. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sadar (Muffasil) P.S Case No. 640 of 2023 dated 22.07.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 406, 420, 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner Pandit Namo Narayan Jha came in contact with the informant whose main objective was to solve the informant's problem by doing some tantric remedies. Further, the petitioner collected a total of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7664 of 2024(2) dt.26-02-2024 2/3 Rs. 1,90,000/- from the informant by cheating in the name of tantric remedies, only horoscope of the informant's children has been done, even after this he continued to demand money and also threatened the informant.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a simple periest and is not a seller of stone i.e Panna and Pokhraj. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. No specific allegation has been attributed against the petitioner.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Purnea in connection with Sadar (Muffasil) P.S Case No. 640 of 2023, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with the following conditions :- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7664 of 2024(2) dt.26-02-2024 3/3 date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, his bail bonds are liable to be cancelled.

8. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) jyoti/- U T