Ram Chandra Paswan @ Ram Chander Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20745 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2022 Thana- GORAUL District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ram Chandra Paswan @ Ram Chander Paswan S/o Late Mahendra Paswan Resident of Vill.- Baghra, P.S.- Patori, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amaresh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rajendra Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 26-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per allegation in FIR, the petitioner and others did not execute the land in question in spite of receiving amount of Rs. 21,70,000/- from the informant. The petitioner is said to be witnesses of the agreement.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. From perusal of prosecution case, the petitioner only put signature as a witness on baibeyana deed after receiving by one Dina Nath Mahto to tune of Rs.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20745 of 2024(3) dt.26-04-2024 2/2 3,75,000/-. The petitioner had not received any money from the informant and regarding this, no any cheat of paper available on record. It is further submitted that after elapsing of nine years, the informant instituted the present case under political pressure. Moreover, it is a case of civil in nature. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and languishing in judicial custody since 25.12.2023. Similarly situated, other co-accused persons have already been enlarged on bail by this Court vide Annexure-2.
5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Goraul P.S. Case No. 10 of 2022 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. 1st Vaishali at Hajipur.
(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Amandeep/- U T