Pintu Bhatt @ Bindoo Rai @ Vindu Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18027 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2015 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Pintu Bhatt @ Bindoo Rai @ Vindu Rai Son of Ramjee Bhatt @ Ramjit Bhatt Resident Of Village- Nainijor, PS- Guthani, Distt.- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shailendra Kumar Dwivedi, Advocate Mrs. Rachna Rani, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard Ld. counsel for the petitioner and Ld. APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 31 of 2015 dated 04.03.2015 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 467, 468 and 471 read with Section 34 IPC.
3. As per allegation, the informant has given Rs. 3,50,000/- to the petitioner for getting a job in Railway. However, till date, the petitioner has not given any appointment letter.
4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that no money has been given by the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18027 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/3 informant to the petitioner and the whole allegation is false and baseless.
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 paragraph no.3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has been made accused in one other case.
7. However, Ld. 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 Ld. A.C.J.M.-XV, Gopalganj in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No. 31 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr.P.C. and on the following conditions:
(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18027 of 2025(2) dt.02-04-2025 3/3 below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, Ld. 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, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J) shoaib/- U T