Ehsan Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15311 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-294 Year-2024 Thana- BAHADURGANJ District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Ehsan Alam Son of Habibur Rahman Resident of village - Dulahi, Ward No.- 3, P.S.- Bahadurganj, District - Kishanganj.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard Mr. Ram Prawesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bahadurganj P.S. Case No. 294 of 2024 registered under Sections 308(5), 351(2), 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the petitioner along with other accused demanded Rs.4 lakhs from the informant and the informant transferred Rs.20,000/- in the account of one Tarik Anwar.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has fasely been implicated in the present case. The petitioner has no concern either with money that is being transferred by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15311 of 2025(4) dt.03-09-2025 2/3 informant or with Tanrik Anwar, in whose account Rs.20,000/- was transferred by the informant by UPI vide UTR No.625693621453. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. On these grounds the petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the fact that the informant transferred Rs.20,000/- in the account of one Tarik Anwar by UPI vide UTR No.625693621453 and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on anticipatory bail.

7. The learned District Court is directed to release the petitioner on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in connection with Bahadurganj P.S. Case No. 294 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 of the BNSS.

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8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner, as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner, as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Ashishsingh/- U T