Surya Prakash Ojha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24066 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2023 Thana- MANJHI District- Saran ====================================================== Surya Prakash Ojha, aged about 35 years (Male), S/O Sanjit Ojha Resident of Village- Khanpur, P.S.- Manjhi, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 01-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 385, 387, 379 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, the petitioner and other co-accused persons have demanded Rs.5,00,000/- as ransom from the informant and petitioner also snatched Rs.25,000/- from the pocket of the informant and have assaulted by means of butt of the pistol on the back side of the informant and they threatened to pay Rs.5,00,000/- as ransom within ten days or he will be killed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24066 of 2025(2) dt.01-05-2025 2/2 petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. He next submits that neither any demand of money nor has received any money from the informant and the informant has made absurd allegation that the petitioner have taken any money from him. Petitioner is in custody since 04.02.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. On perusal of the first information report and impugned order dated 18.03.2025, it appears that the FIR has been lodged after two days but there is no plausible explanation has been given by the prosecution and all offences are bailable except Section 387 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code and no recovery from the possession of the petitioner and he is in custody since 04.02.2025, so considering all aspects of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released 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 ACJM-XI, Chapra in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No.92 of 2023. (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T