Lalan Thakur @ Lalan Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33896 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-304 Year-2024 Thana- KAJI MUHAMMADPUR DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Lalan Thakur @ Lalan Kumar Thakur S/o Late Shiv Sagar Thakur Resident of Mohall- Gannipur, P.S- Kazimohammadpur, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 20-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner, apprehending his arrest, in connection with Kazimohammadpur PS. Case No-304 of 2024, dated19.10.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the allegation, the LIC amount received on account of death of the husband of the Informant was credited in the joint account of the Informant and her brother. However, that money has been withdrawn by her brother/Petitioner by taking her thumb impression for withdrawal of the amount.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33896 of 2025(3) dt.20-08-2025 2/3 Petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that the account in which the LIC amount was credited was jointly operated and only with joint application the money was withdrawn and the same was received by the informant.
5. It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.
6. It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioner has been made accused in four other cases.
7. However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.
8. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioner, above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court below, in connection with Kazimohammadpur PS. Case No-304 of 2024, subject to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33896 of 2025(3) dt.20-08-2025 3/3 the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions: (i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.
(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner. (Jitendra Kumar, J.) Chandan Ajay/- U T