Saheb Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61799 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-226 Year-2025 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Saheb Rai S/O Late Hari Ray R/O Village- Harnarayan Chapra, P.S.- Chapra Muffasil, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ankur Prakash Sinha, Adv.
Mr. Piyush Saurav, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-09-2025 Heard Mr. Ankur Prakash Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Awadhesh Kumar, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 226 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 109, 303(2), 351(2), 352 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner has taken Rs. 70,000/- from the informant for the purpose of marriage of his daughter nine years ago. On repeated request to return the said money, the petitioner has promised to return the said money on 27.04.2025. It is also alleged that the petitioner along with others assaulted the informant. It is further alleged
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61799 of 2025(2) dt.08-09-2025 2/3 that the accused namely, Mokhtar Ray took away Rs. 15,000/- from his pocket.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that the petitioner has taken Rs. 70,000/- nine years ago is palpably false and the allegations of assault are general and omnibus in nature. He further submits that other coaccused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by learned Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 53534 of 2025. He next submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 30.06.2025.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedent of one case.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61799 of 2025(2) dt.08-09-2025 3/3 Chhapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 226 of 2025.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T