Sheo Pujan Prasad @ Sheo Pujan Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29249 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1291 Year-2018 Thana- PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPatna ====================================================== Sheo Pujan Prasad @ Sheo Pujan Mandal S/o Shri Rameshwar Prasad, the then Secretary pf Chakradhari Sahkari Grih Nirman Samiti, Patna R/o Vill.- Chotti Pahari, P.S.- Agamkuan, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar 2.

Shri Baiju Prasad S/o Late Raghunandan Prasad R/o Vill.- Badhanpura, P.S.- Hilsa, Distt.- Nalanda ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Deepak Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-12-2025 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 420 and 34 of the IPC.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that after receiving the consideration money in advance, the petitioner refused to transfer the property in the name of the complainant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegation is absolutely false and concocted. Throughout, petitioner was ready to transfer the property in the name of complainant but he was not ready to get the registration of the land. In paragraph 12, he has specifically stated that he is ready to return the amount of Rs. 2,50,000/- which mentioned in the registered sale deed along with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29249 of 2025(5) dt.19-12-2025 2/2 bank interest to the complainant of this case. Learned counsel further submits that dispute is with regard to sale and purchase of land which is purely civil in nature. The present application has been filed only with a view to recover the alleged amount.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the bail application and submit that petitioner is named in the FIR with specific accusation that even after receiving the alleged amount he refused to register the land.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Patna City in connection with Complaint Case No. 1291 of 2018, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vashudha/- U T