Md. Jahangir v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51491 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-312 Year-2022 Thana- MUNGER MUFFASIL District- Munger ====================================================== 1.
Md. Jahangir Son of Late Md. Israfil 2.
Md. Rizwan Son of Md. Jahangir Both resident of Mirzapur Bardah, P.S.- Muffasil, Distt- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Pankaj Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr.Rounak Kumar Singh 'Pankaj', Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Mohammed Arif, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 22-03-2025 Heard Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha along with Mr.
Rounak Kumar Singh 'Pankaj', learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Mohammed Arif, learned APP for the State.
2. Petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with S.T. No.13 of 2024 arising out of Muffasil P.S.Case No.312 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 325, 307, 379, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code .
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, all the accused persons including the petitioner committed loot of Rs.70,000/- and assaulted the informant and his family members.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51491 of 2024(5) dt.22-03-2025 2/3
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the informant and the petitioners are close family members being cousin grand-father and cousinuncle of the informant. The allegations levelled against the petitioners are ornamental in nature and just to put pressure on them in respect of ongoing land dispute between the parties, the present FIR has been lodged.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioners.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, considering the nature of allegation and the fact that the dispute is between the close family members and with respect to the injuries sustained by the injured, the Doctor has opined that the same is simple in nature. The petitioners appear to have prima facie made a case to be released on pre-arrest bail. The petitioners are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned district court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Munger/concerned court, in connection with S.T.No.13/2024
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51491 of 2024(5) dt.22-03-2025 3/3 arising out of Muffasil P.S.Case No.312 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C.
7. The learned district court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and if it is found that the petitioners are involved in some other cases as what has been stated in paragraph No.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) chn/- U T