Ratish Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17253 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2022 Thana- SHASTRINAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== RATISH RANJAN Son of Chandrika Singh R/O- Baba Chauck, P.S.- Patliputra, Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Syed Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 341, 342, 323, 384, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

As per the prosecution case, co-accused Ashutosh Kumar Singh came to the shop of the informant and asked him to got the disputed land, apprising him that he has taken agreement of the land from one Amitabh Chandra Mukul. The accused persons assaulted the informant and made pressure to sign on stamp paper. On protest, they demanded Rs. 50 lacs. It is submitted that, as a matter of fact, there was already an agreement to sale between one Manoj Kumar and Chandan Kumar singh and in that agreement it has also been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17253 of 2023(3) dt.03-07-2023 2/2 mentioned that the said land was obtained by the vendor Manoj Kumar from the informant through a sale deed. The petitioner has been made accused in this case only because he happens to be friend of the co-accused Chandan Bhardwaj. He further submits that case of petitioner is on better footing than that of co-accused Chandan Kumar Singh who has already been granted bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc No. 53081 of 2022. Learned counsel for the State opposes the bail petition of the petitioner.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, as named above, 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 the Ld ACJM IX,Patna in connection with Shastri Nagar P.S. case no 94 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Kaushik/- U T