Rajkumar Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17139 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2024 Thana- BATH District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Rajkumar Mandal S/O Late Naresh Mandal Resident Of Village- Nayagaon, P.s.- Bath, Dist.- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 13-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bath P.S. Case No. 120 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the accused persons allegedly committed forgery in Kevala No. 5460 dated 05.04.2023 and created a sale deed on that basis. It is further alleged that Raj Kumar Mandal (petitioner) wrongly identified the parties in the said document.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17139 of 2026(2) dt.13-03-2026 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that there is no allegation of cheating and dishonestly inducing the delivery of the property against the petitioner and hence, petitioner cannot be held responsible for offence under Section 420 of the IPC. Learned counsel further submitted that the only role of the petitioner is of identifier. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest/surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bath P.S. Case No. 120 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17139 of 2026(2) dt.13-03-2026 3/3 under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T