Latifur Rahman v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12211 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-341 Year-2022 Thana- BARARI District- Katihar ====================================================== Latifur Rahman S/O Late Imajuddin R/O Balughat, Sukhasan, P.S.- Barari, Distt- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 406, 420 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, allegation against this petitioner is that he took Rs. 2,50,000/- cash and a cheque of Rs. 5,00,000/- from the informant in lieu of compromising a case which is pending before the learned Additional Collector, Katihar, later on, refused to do the same.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12211 of 2026(2) dt.24-02-2026 2/3 behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to admitted land dispute between the parties. There is no chit of paper on record in support of the allegation that this petitioner ever took Rs. 2,50,000/- cash from the informant. Moreover, the dispute is civil in nature and none of the acts, allegedly committed by this petitioner, would give rise to any criminal offence. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of dispute and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 learned A.C.J.M.-I, Katihar in connection with Barari (Semapur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 341 of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12211 of 2026(2) dt.24-02-2026 3/3 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T