Bare Sonar @ Ramashankar Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41131 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-657 Year-2024 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Bare Sonar @ Ramashankar Prasad, S/o Ramesh Prasad, Resident of VillageAabarpur Nichli Kal, P.S.- Ara Nagar, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Dr. Indiwar Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 19-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ara Nagar P.S. Case No.657 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(5), 127(2), 308(4), 308(5), 111, 61(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (for short 'B.N.S.') and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The accused/petitioner is named in the FIR and is in custody since 17.12.2024.

4. Allegation against the petitioner is to extort money from informant repeatedly along with other coaccused persons upon instruction of one co-accused Belal Miyan.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41131 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 2/3

5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for petitioner that with same allegation co-accused Md. Shanwaj @ Md. Sahnwaj was granted anticipatory bail by one of the learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court through Cr. Misc. No.31225 of 2025 dated 28.07.2025. It is pointed out that the thrust of allegation is available against co-accused Belal Miyan and the petitioner implicated in this case with general and omnibus allegation, as he came to place of occurrence on call of co-accused Belal Miyan. It is submitted that in fact a false case raised in the background of land dispute and the amount as alleged was paid under extortion was paid in land deal. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

6. Learned APP opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

7. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as petitioner prima facie facing general and omnibus allegation qua raising extortion, where the thrust of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41131 of 2025(2) dt.19-08-2025 3/3 allegation is available against co-accused Belal Miyan, coupled with the fact that other co-accused persons were granted anticipatory bail by one of the learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court, as discussed aforesaid, where petitioner remains in custody since 17.12.2024, accordingly, the petitioner, abovenamed, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Ara Nagar P.S. Case No.657 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'CrPC')/under Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS').

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T