Anil Mahto @ Anil Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55849 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1214 Year-2022 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.

Anil Mahto @ Anil Prasad Son Of Late Jagdeo Mahto Resident Of VillageNawada, Ps- Sherghati, Dist- Gaya 2.

Ajit Mahto @ Ajit Kumar Son Of Anil Mahto Resident Of Village- Nawada, Ps- Sherghati, Dist- Gaya 3.

Sanjit Mahto @ Sanjit Kumar Son Of Anil Mahto Resident Of VillageNawada, Ps- Sherghati, Dist- Gaya 4.

Prince Kumar Son Of Anil Mahto Resident Of Village- Nawada, PsSherghati, Dist- Gaya 5.

Sarswati Devi @ Sarswti Devi Wife Of Anil Mahto Resident Of VillageNawada, Ps- Sherghati, Dist- Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kunwar Narayan Jamuar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pranav Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 387/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, while the informant was engaged in lay out work, these petitioners came with tractor and ploughed the field of the informant and thereafter, these petitioners demanded extortion money of Rs. 10,00,000/- (ten

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55849 of 2023(2) dt.29-08-2023 2/2 lacs) and threatened to suffer with dire consequences if the informant failed to pay the same.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as a matter of fact, informant sold the land in question to the petitioners and received Rs. 11,00,000/- (eleven lacs) but informant did not execute the sale deed nor did she return the alleged amount to these petitioners and to pressurize the petitioners this false and concocted case has been lodged against them. Petitioners have got clean antecedent.

5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate 1st, Sherghati, Gaya in connection with Sherghati P. S. Case No. 1214 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T