Bhim Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31007 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-147 Year-2020 Thana- CHENARI District- Rohtas ====================================================== BHIM PASWAN S/O LATE KEDAR PASWAN R/o village- Sadokhar, P.S.- Chenari, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar Choubey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Laxmi Kant Sharma, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Satyendra Prasad, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 11-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties through video conferencing.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in a case registered under section 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per the prosecution case, the four accused persons including the petitioner herein are stated to have got purchas issued for the land belonging to the petitioner and it is further stated that they are making attempts to take possession of the said land and to falsely implicate the informant in a case. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case by the informant in a case / dispute which is purely civil in nature. He is in custody since 18.11.2020 and investigation in the case has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31007 of 2021(3) dt.11-02-2022 2/2 concluded.

The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that not only the petitioner is named in the FIR but there is direct allegation against him. The application for bail be rejected.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case, the nature of allegation and the petitioner having remained in custody for more than 1 year, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Chenari P.S. Case no. 147 of 2020 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram. (Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T