Paras Nath Prasad Yadav @ Paras Nath Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43957 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-433 Year-2023 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== 1.
Paras Nath Prasad Yadav @ Paras Nath Rai S/O Shiv Ray All Resident of Village - Sapgardha Tola Akauna, P.S.- Chiraiya, Distt.- East Champaran. 2.
Mukti Narayan Roy @ Mukti Narayan S/O Shital Ray All Resident of Village - Sapgardha Tola Akauna, P.S.- Chiraiya, Distt.- East Champaran. 3.
Ashok Yadav @ Ashok Ray S/O Ram Bahadur Ray All Resident of Village - Sapgardha Tola Akauna, P.S.- Chiraiya, Distt.- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
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The State of Bihar 2.
Ajay Kumar Singh S/O Late Bishwanath Singh R/O Village- Senwariya, P.S.- Chiraiya, Distt.- East Champaran.
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Lalan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 433 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 420, 467, 468 and 384 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, co-accused Jakina Khatoon, in connivance with her husband and other family members, sold the land of the informant through two sale deeds in favour of the petitioners, after preparing forged sale deeds showing her title and possession. It is further alleged that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43957 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/3 accused persons, while holding country-made pistols, threatened the informant that if he wants to keep the said land, he will have to pay Rs. 50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakhs) as Rangadari, otherwise they would kill him and other family members.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners are bona-fide purchasers of the land in question. They are simply victim of false implication. There is dispute between the co-sharers of vendors pertaining to title and ownership over ancestral immovable property. The petitioners purchased the said land after making payment of full consideration money. Some of the similarly situated co-accused have already been granted anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 23.08.2024 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 52329 of 2024. Moreover, the dispute is purely of civil nature.
5. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43957 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 3/3 satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Sikarhana at Chakia, Each Champaran in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 433 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T