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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./9574/2025bail granted

Pritam Kumar Dutta @ Pritam Kumar @ Pritam Dutta v. The State Of Bihar

2025-10-08Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9574 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-460 Year-2023 Thana- CHHATAUNI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Pritam Kumar Dutta @ Pritam Kumar @ Pritam Dutta S/O Padip Dutta Resident of - Gali no.- 3, Bengali colony, P.S- Chhatauni, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Uday Kumar Singh, S/O Late Ramchandra Singh R/O Vill- Asman Rai Tola Chhatauni Bazar,Ps.- Chhatauni, Distt-East Champaran ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kundan Rathore For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Surendra Prasad Singh Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-10-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State. None appears on behalf of the informant.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is of cheating the petitioner. The petitioner has remained in custody for more than ten months and he has been granted interim bail vide order dated 3.9.2025.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that in view of the Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Murari Lal Gupta Vs. Gopi Singh reported in 2005 13 SCC 699 the prosecution of the petitioner is not maintainable.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9574 of 2025(8) dt.08-10-2025 2/2

4. Considering the dispute between the parties and the fact that the informant has chosen not to appear in support of his claim and the period for which the petitioner has already gone under custody, this application is allowed and the provisional bail granted to the petitioner vide order dated 3.9.2025 is hereby confirmed.

5. The petitioner will remain on the same bail bonds as furnished by him at the time of grant of provisional bail. (Sandeep Kumar, J) Vikas/- U