Priya Ranjan Kumar Rajeev @ Priya Ranjan Kumar Rajiv v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57709 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2024 Thana- JAMALPUR District- Munger ====================================================== Priya Ranjan Kumar Rajeev @ Priya Ranjan Kumar Rajiv Son of Indra Deo Tanti Resident of Village- Naya Tola Fulka, P.S.- Jamalpur, Distt.- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumar Kamal Nayan, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. J.N. Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 28-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jamalpur P.S. Case No. 224 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 3(5) of BNS.

3. The prosecution alleges that the petitioner, along with others, was employed with the company, namely, M/s Jolly Wood Industries Private Limited, which is said to have been involved in soliciting involvement from the public at large. However, all the employees, including the petitioner, siphoned off the said investment, and thereby a number of persons have been defrauded.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. The FIR itself shows that he is driver of the company, which is said to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57709 of 2025(2) dt.28-08-2025 2/2 be involved in cheating innocent investors. He has no concern with the bank transactions of the company. He has also submitted that on exactly similar footing, co-accused Sanjeev @ Sanjeev Kumar, an employee of the company, has been granted anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.08.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 30473 of 2025.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. The FIR shows itself that the petitioner is a driver of the said company.

7. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Jamalpur P.S. Case No. 224 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Kundan/- U T