Sujit Kumar Suman v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20509 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-856 Year-2023 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Sujit Kumar Suman S/o Panna Lal Roy R/o vill- Dibra Bazar Bhangha Tola, P.s.- B. Kothi Dibraghani, P.O.- Dibra, Distt- Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-04-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 467, 468, 471, 406, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, after taking consideration money, sold a fake land in the name of informant. This petitioner is alleged to be identifier of the sale deed.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is only alleged to be identifier of the sale deed in question and he is neither vendor nor vendee. There is no allegation that this petitioner received any

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20509 of 2025(2) dt.22-04-2025 2/2 consideration money or any money was transferred in account of this petitioner. He further submits that the dispute is civil in nature relating to sale and purchase of land and as such, no criminal offence is made out against this petitioner. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

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

6. Considering the nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, 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 C.J.M., Purnea in connection with K. Hat (Madhubani) P.S. Case No. 856 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T