Pappu Singh @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.32819 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -143 Year- 2018 Thana -AURANGABAD TOWN District- AURANGABAD ===================================== Pappu Singh @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar, S/o Late Tukan Singh @ Arvind Singh, R/o Vill.- Teldiha, P.S.- Madanpur, DistrictAurangabad (Bihar). .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv. For the Informant : Mr. Arbind Kr. Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. Manish Kumar 2, APP ===================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 19-07-2018 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 143 of 2018, dated 07.05.2018, instituted for the offences under Sections 420, 406, 120(B), and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The informant has alleged that on the recommendation of the petitioner and others, he agreed to

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32819 of 2018 (3) dt.19-07-2018 2/3 purchase a plot of land belonging to one Doman Chauhan and for the aforesaid purpose, he handed over a huge amount. Later, it transpired that aforesaid Doman Chauhan was not the owner of the land in question and the whole effort of the accused persons was to cheat and fob the informant of his hard earned money.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that neither the land in question belongs to him nor has he brokered the deal. Even the allegation in the F.I.R. is that at one point of time, the petitioner had accompanied another co-accused and the money which was handed over to them in cash was given back to aforesaid Doman Chauhan, who was supposed to sell the land. The only allegation in the F.I.R. against the petitioner is that he convinced the informant that the land belonging to Doman Chauhan is situated contiguous to a plot of land belonging to the informant and, therefore, it would be better for him to purchase the same at that price. There is no evidence with respect to the petitioner having pocketed any part of the transaction regarding sale and purchase of the property. The informant also has not been able to say with certainty as to what was the mode of payment to aforesaid Doman Chauhan.

For the aforestated facts as also taking into account that the petitioner above named does not have any

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32819 of 2018 (3) dt.19-07-2018 3/3 criminal antecedent, he is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection with Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 143 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J) Praveen-II/- U T