Raushan Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12525 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2023 Thana- KESARIA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Raushan Kumar Singh S/o- Dharamnath Singh @ Dharmkishor Singh Resident of Village- Fultakiya Ward No- 4 PS-Kesariya District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Prateek Tandon, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Kesariya P.S. Case No. 299 of 2023, dated 18.06.2023, lodged under Sections 341, 323, 305, 306, 385, 386, 504, 506 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 67 of the I.T. Act.
3. As per the prosecution, the FIR has been lodged against the present petitioner alleging that the petitioner used to post threatening messages and objectionable words against the informant and his wife on social media platforms. Upon opposition, the petitioner started demanding ransom of 10 per cent for every work.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel further submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean. Counsel further submits that the petitioner and his mother are MANREGA labourers, but the informant's wife started doing the work by JCB, thereby causing loss to the labourers, and when the same was objected to by the petitioner and other labourers, the informant lodged the present case with a view to teach a lesson.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. As such, in the present facts and circumstances of this case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the BNSS, 2023 to the satisfaction of C.J.M., East Champaran, Motihari, in connection with Kesariya P.S. Case No. 299 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023 with further condition/s:- (i) one of the bailor should be the family member of
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(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bonds by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every month for one year to mark attendance; (iv) the Trial Court is hereby directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, and in case it is found at any stage that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the Trial Court shall take steps for cancellation of the petitioner's bail bond. However, the acceptance of the bail bond in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for the purpose of or in the name of verification. (Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T