Satyadeo Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28642 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-860 Year-2019 Thana- MADHAURAH District- Saran ====================================================== SATYADEO SINGH Son of Late Gaya Singh Resident of Village - Marhowrah Khurd, P.S.- Marhowrah, District - Saran at Chhapra ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Basant Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 04-12-2020 As of now the Courts have not resumed normal physical hearing, the matter has been listed today for consideration through Video Conferencing.

The learned counsels are appearing and making submissions from their residence. The Court Master and Secretary are also part of this virtual court proceedings from their homes, all with the aid of audio visual technology.

Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP is appearing for the State as it is submitted that the brief has been allotted to him by the office of Advocate General.

Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State.

This Court would expect that the petitioner's Counsel would honour his undertaking in the instant proceedings regarding supply of requisite court fee etc. within two weeks from the date he is called upon to do so by the office.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in Marhowrah PS Case No. 860 of 2019 registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(b) and 34 of the IPC.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28642 of 2020(2) dt.04-12-2020 2/2 In the complaint petition allegation has been made regarding wrongful sale of the complainant's land to the petitioner. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the nature of allegation predominantly constitute a civil offence. The petitioner is a man of clean antecedent. Being purchaser, he has been implicated on extraneous consideration by the complainant to assert his title by any means.

Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Having considered the rival submissions this Court is inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of CJM Saran at Chapra in Marhowrah PS Case No. 860 of 2019 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code as also the following conditions:- (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail bond will be liable to be cancelled.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) SNkumar/- U T