Ravi Prakash v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.17755 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-294 Year-2018 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE - MASAURHI District- Patna ====================================================== Ravi Prakash Son of Dharmendra Kumar Resident of Village- Bhaluari, P.O.- Shankarpur Badiha, P.S.- Indrapuri, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ujjwal Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Mohammed Arif, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 25-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under Sections 406, 409 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. It is alleged that petitioner has misused the government fund allocated for construction of school building.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to dirty village politics. Further submission is that petitioner is a Junior Engineer and after joining the service, he was on training and thereafter, work
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17755 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 2/3 was allotted to him vide letter dated 28.11.2014. At the time of alleged occurrence, petitioner was neither the member of the committee nor he was posted to see the construction work. Petitioner had no concerned with the construction of the concerned school and the question of any involvement of the petitioner in the alleged occurrence does not arise. He next submits that the complainant has already died. No inquiry is pending against the petitioner before the department. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he undertakes to cooperate in the trial. There is no chance of absconding of the petitioner or tampering with the evidence.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of allegation and clean antecedent of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Masaurhi, Patna in connection with Complaint Case
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.17755 of 2026(2) dt.25-03-2026 3/3 No. 294(C) of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
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