Ravi Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18044 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-371 Year-2025 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ravi Thakur S/o- Naresh Thakur Village- Badharwa PS- Kotwa, Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Roshan Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Nitya Nand Tiwary, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-04-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that cousin brother of informant fraudulently sold the land of informant in favour of one Puja Devi through registered sale deed without any right, title or possession.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18044 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 2/3 committed no offence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely because he happens to be witness to the sale deed in question. Petitioner is neither vendor nor vendee. Moreover, the dispute is with regard to sale and purchase of land, which is purely civil in nature and none of the acts allegedly committed by this petitioner would give rise to any criminal liability.

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

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and general and omnibus nature of accusation, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner 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 learned J.M. 1st Class, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No. 371 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18044 of 2026(2) dt.15-04-2026 3/3 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

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