Rajan Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51287 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2024 Thana- NAUGACHIA District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Rajan Singh Son of Suresh Prasad Singh @ Suresh Singh Resident of Village - Madrauni, Ward No.- 6, P.S.- Rangra, District - Bhagalpur, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Priya Kumari, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Suman Kumari Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 25-07-2025 Heard Mrs. Priya Kumari, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection with Naugachia P.S. Case No. 154 of 2024 for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 379 & 411 of the Indian Penal Code lodged on 08.05.2024 by the informant, Reena Khatoon.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that she had gone to the market for withdrawal of money and as she tried to withdraw the same, the ATM Card got stuck and a person standing behind her on the pretext of help, changed her ATM Card. When she found that her ATM Card has been changed, immediately took the help of police and the petitioner was caught in another ATM center, Rs. 8000/- was debited from her bank account. This led to the FIR.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has already suffered by being in custody since 09.05.2024, shall be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51287 of 2025(2) dt.25-07-2025 2/3 diligently appearing in trial and without accepting the allegation and/or the outcome of the present petition, the petitioner on its own would like to contribute Rs. 8,000/- through Demand Draft issued by the local State Bank of India branch to be submitted before the 'NAZARAT' of concerned Court to be handed over to the informant after checking the credentials.
5. Learned APP, Mrs. Suman Kumari Singh opposes the prayer for bail submitting that the innocent lady was deprived of Rs. 8,000/- as per the allegation.
6. Taking into account the aforesaid averments as also the period of custody, an undertaking has been given that he shall be diligently appearing in trial, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail with conditions subject to payment of Rs. 8,000/- to the petitioner as undertaken by the learned counsel for the petitioner to be paid by Demand Draft of local State Bank of India to be submitted to the Trial Court.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-III, Naugachia in connection with Naugachia P.S. Case No. 154 of 2024 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51287 of 2025(2) dt.25-07-2025 3/3 document to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for six months to mark his attendance;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U