Rajeev Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24265 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-195 Year-2021 Thana- SHAMBHUGANJ District- Banka ====================================================== Rajeev Singh Son of Mahesh Singh Resident of Village - Paro, P.O.- Matia, P.S.- Barhat, District - Jamui.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ram Naresh Ray ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Shambhuganj P.S. Case No. 195 of 2021 dated 18.08.2021 registered for the offence/s punishable u/ss 364A read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, six unknown miscreants boarded on Scorpio came and abducted the son of the informant and demanded Rs. 70 lakh as ransom for releasing his son.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24265 of 2025(4) dt.14-11-2025 2/3 in this case. The petitioner is not named in the FIR. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the confessional statement of the co-accused Bihari Kumar Singh. No exchange of money took place between the parties. The son of the informant has already been recovered. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, Banka in connection with Shambhuganj P.S. Case No. 195 of 2021, subject to conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the BNSS, with further condition/s:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24265 of 2025(4) dt.14-11-2025 3/3 reasonable cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T