Md. Rehan Ali @ Md. Rehan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20397 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2025 Thana- INDUSTRIAL District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Md. Rehan Ali @ Md. Rehan Son of Jahid Village -Chauka Fatehpur PS -Sabour District -Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Swapnil Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 10 of 2025, dated 11.01.2025, registered for the offences punishable under Section 140(2) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per allegation as emerging from the written report, the minor son of the informant was kidnapped and there was demand of extortion money of Rs. 25,00,000/-

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and even as per the police, the child has safely reached his house. He further submits that even as per the police, only

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20397 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 Raushan Kumar was to be seen fleeing from the place of recovery of the child and in his confessional statement, the name of the petitioner has transpired which has no evidentiary value.

5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

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

7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, 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 Industrial Area P.S. Case No. 10 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.PC and on the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20397 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 (i) 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.

(ii) 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) shoaib/Ravi Shankar U T