Ashok Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24911 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-314 Year-2025 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan ====================================================== 1.

Ashok Kumar Verma S/o- Late Haruni Bhagat @ Late Haruni Verma Resident Of Village- Ushari, Ps-G B Nagar, (Tarwana), Dist.-Siwan 2.

Lokesh Kumar S/o- Vivekanand Singh R/v- Pasiwarh Ps- Daraunda DistSiwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Tiwary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 22-04-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending their arrest in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case no. 314 of 2025 registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 318(4), 336(3), 61(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the land belonging to and in the name of informant's father and uncle were sold by the accused persons. On protest by the informant, it is stated that he was abused and threatened. The informant further states that the petitioners herein are witnesses on the sale deed.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24911 of 2026(2) dt.22-04-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. Accepting the allegations levelled in the FIR for the sake of argument, the petitioners are not the beneficiaries of the said sale and the matter relates to purely civil dispute. The petitioner has no concern with the same. The petitioners undertake to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

5. The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioners in the F.I.R., in the facts of the case, it is directed that both the petitioners above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case no. 314 of 2025 on each of them furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Siwan. (Partha Sarthy, J) sauravkrsinha/- U T