Raja Ram Bhuiyan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14277 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-572 Year-2024 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== Raja Ram Bhuiyan, S/o Kesar Bhuiyan @ Kesar Manjhi, R/o VillageLachhnaiti, P.S- Sherghati, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No.572 of 2024, dated.20.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(5), 318(4) of the B.N.S, 2023 and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

3. As per allegation, on raid on a P.D.S. shop, no stock of grain was found, whereas as per the record, there should have been 144.5 quintal of wheat and 331.75 quintal of rice in the stock.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case the FIR was lodged against the holder of license no. 06 of 2016, whereas the license no. of the Petitioner is 66 of 2016,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14277 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 2/3 though the name of the accused is the same.

5. He further submits that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 11.12.2024 i.e for about one year and three months.

6. It has also been stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

7. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has moved this Court earlier for regular bail in Cr. Misc No.54420 of 2025.

8. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioner for bail.

9. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this application is allowed, directing the petitioner, abovenamed, to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of concerned Court below in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No.572 of 2024 on the following conditions:

(i) The petitioner will make himself available for interrogation by a police officer/court as and when required. (ii) The petitioner will undertake that investigation/trial will not get hampered on account of his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14277 of 2026(2) dt.25-02-2026 3/3 absence or non-cooperation. He must be available to the police or the court whenever his presence is required. (iii) The petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer. (iv) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.

(v) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan/- U T