Sanjeev Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3737 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-71 Year-2024 Thana- Rangara District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Sanjeev Kumar Thakur S/O Dharadhar Thakur Resident of Village and P.ORangra Chowk, District- Bhagalpur. A/P Mohalla- Dudhi Mathi, P.SKoderma, Distt.- Koderma, Jharkhand-825410. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Amaresh Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Vinod Shanker Modi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-02-2025 Heard Mr. Amaresh Kumar Jha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Rangra P.S. Case No. 71/2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 316(2)/318(4) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner has allegedly received a sum of rupees five lakhs, out of which, four lacs in cash and one lakh by way of cheque and agreement to sale was drawn in respect of a piece of land appertaining to Khata No.1779, Khesra No.2548.
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4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that there is a dispute in respect of the land in question and just to grab the land, belonging to the share of the petitioner, the informant has lodged the present FIR on frivolous ground. The amount of rupees one lakh received by the petitioner by way of cheque is concerned, the same was in respect of the agreement to sale the land. The informant without availing appropriate remedy in accordance with law before the competent civil court by filing money suit has lodged the present FIR. Petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Considering the nature of allegation made in the FIR, as well as, the law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Bimla Tiwari vs. State of Bihar & Ors. passed in SLP (Crl.) Nos. 834-835 of 202, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM -I, Naugachia, Bhagalpur in connection with Rangra P.S. Case No. 71/2024,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3737 of 2025(2) dt.12-02-2025 3/3 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T