Ravindra Thakur v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38768 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-810 Year-2023 Thana- MUFFASIL District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ravindra Thakur S/o Late Bachchan Sharma @ Late Bachan Sharma@ Late bachchan thakur R/o Vill.- Belwa Auraiya, PS- Banuchhapar OP, DistrictWest Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-06-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of anticipatory bail in connection with Bettiah Muffassil (Banuchhapar O.P.) P. S. Case No. 810 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, it is alleged that in 2021, brother of the informant, namely, Ravindra Thakur went to Kuwait for work. In Kuwait he established good relation with one Ahsanuddin Ali who offered him to provide job to the persons of his area. In 2022, when Ravindra Thakur returned to India and suggested 8-9 people to contact Ahsanuddin Ali for
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38768 of 2025(2) dt.27-06-2025 2/3 for getting work in Kuwait. After meeting Ahsanuddin Ali, all were asked to deposit money for getting work in Kuwait and accordingly, altogether they arranged Rs. 27,50,000/- and deposited Rs. 1,64,000/- in the account of Ahsanuddin Ali and 8,54,011 in cash and rest amount of 18,95,989 was deposited in the account of rest accused persons. After that, Ahsanuddin sent all 8 persons to Kuwait on 09.10.2022 for work. After three months of work they demanded salary but no salary was given and their visa was expired and they all are traceless in Kuwait.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is quite innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of prior acquaintance with the coaccused Ahsanuddin Ali. He submits that police has wrongly made the petitioner accused in the case during investigation, though, the petitioner is not named as an accused in the F.I.R. He submits that co-accused Ahsanuddin Ali persuaded the petitioner to provide job and took money, as he gave Rs. 2,52,000/- to Ahsanuddin Ali. Petitioner has not taken even a single farthing, either from the informant or from any of the so called victims. He further submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38768 of 2025(2) dt.27-06-2025 3/3 behalf of the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. From perusal of entire F.I.R., it clearly transpires that alleged money has not been deposited neither in account of petitioner nor anyone. He is not beneficiary rather he is also a victim as per F.I.R. He is full brother of informant and as per FIR he has also deposited Rs. 2,52,000/- to the Ahsanuddin Ali.
7. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts and considering the clean antecedent of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah Muffassil (Banuchhapar O.P.) P.S. Case No. 810 of 2023.
(S. B. Pd. Singh, J) prabhakar/- U T