Sita Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40406 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-22 Year-2025 Thana- KATIHAR NAGAR District- Katihar ====================================================== 1.

Sita Jha wife of Ajit Kumar jha Resident of Mohalla- Hridayganj, Simarabagan, Ward no. 5, Mirchaibari PS- Katihar Sahayak, Dist- Katihar 2.

Ajit Kumar Jha Son of Late Upendra Kumar jha Resident of MohallaHridayganj, Simarabagan, Ward no. 5, Mirchaibari PS- Katihar Sahayak, Dist- Katihar 3.

Sanny Jha @ Ayush Kumar Jha Son of Ajit Kumar Jha Resident of MohallaHridayganj, Simarabagan, Ward no. 5, Mirchaibari PS- Katihar Sahayak, Dist- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in Katihar Town P. S. Case No. 22 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420, 120(b), 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per F.I.R., these petitioners along with one other named accused person took around Rs. 15 lacs from the informant by promising lucrative returns and when informant demanded her profit money, the accused persons refused to return the invested amount and threatened informant with dire

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40406 of 2026(2) dt.30-06-2026 2/2 consequences. Petitioners have got six criminal antecedents and all of them are of similar nature.

4. Considering the nature of accusation and criminal antecedents, prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners is refused.

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