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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./13204/2024bail granted

Gauri Shankar Tiwari v. The State Of Bihar

2024-03-12Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13204 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-355 Year-2023 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL DistrictSamastipur ====================================================== Gauri Shankar Tiwari Son of Late Ram Swarath Tiwari Resident of VillageDudhpura, P.S.- Samastipur Muffasil, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar 2.

Ramakant Rai Son of Late Hajari Rai Resident of Village- Kursaha, P.S.- Mohiuddin Nagar, District- Samastipur ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anirudh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-03-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. According to F.I.R., the son of the complainant, on an agreement, got executed the land on a consideration amount of Rs. 29,50,000/-. It is alleged that this petitioner took Rs. 4,11,000/- from the son of the complainant but later on the land in question was found to be disputed. When son of the complainant requested to return the advance money, this petitioner returned Rs. 2,00,000/- and refused to return the remaining amount of Rs. 2,11,000/-.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13204 of 2024(2) dt.12-03-2024 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. As a matter of fact, entire advance money i.e. Rs. 4,11,000/- has been returned to the son of the complainant by the petitioner. Moreover, dispute is of civil nature and petitioner has been made accused only with a view to harass the petitioner.

5. Considering the backdrop of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Samastipur in connection with Samastipur Mufassil P. S. Case No. 355 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T