Suraj Kumar Jaiswal @ Suraj @ Suraj Jaiswal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57370 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-478 Year-2023 Thana- BARAULI District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Suraj Kumar Jaiswal @ Suraj @ Suraj Jaiswal S/O Rajesh Prasad Resident of Village- Barauli, P.S.- Barauli, Dist.- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Prashant Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Barauli P.S. Case No. 478 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Sections 341, 386, 506, 389 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the petitioner extorted money of Rs. 2,00,000/- from the informant and when the informant refused, he slapped the informant and threatened to kill him with a gun.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case due to personal enmity and the allegations levelled in the FIR are false and concocted. Learned counsel further

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57370 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 2/3 submitted that petitioner has got no concern with the alleged occurrence and no any ransom amount was delivered to the petitioner. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 27.02.2024 and has eight criminal antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- ( Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Barauli P.S. Case No. 478 of 2023, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57370 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 3/3 (III) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(IV) Petitioner shall not commit similar nature of offence in future. However, if the petitioner commits such type of offence in future, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T