Abhishekh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.79792 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2023 Thana- DULHIN BAZAR District- Patna ====================================================== Abhishekh Singh S/o- Ram Naresh Singh Resident of Village- Deokuli PSBihta, Dist- Patna ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Sulekha Devi w/o- Late Sanjay Verma R/v- Bhimnichak Ps- Dulhin Bazar Dist- Patna ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The accused-petitioner, named in the F.I.R., is apprehending his arrest in connection with Dulhin Bazar P.S. Case No. 170 of 2023 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is to cheat the informant for a sum of Rs. Seven (7) Lakhs which was alleged to be withdrawn from her bank account by the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that after the death of husband of the informant, the petitioner was residing with the informant for

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79792 of 2025(4) dt.25-02-2026 2/3 long years and he used to care her and her children. It is submitted that petitioner is the cousin brother-in-law of informant.

5. It is submitted that out of family acquaintance and, as both were living together, on different occasion, some money was given to the petitioner and when petitioner make a plan to left the house of informant and to shift somewhere else, the money, which was given to the petitioner, was asked to return by the informant, and when the petitioner failed to do so, the present false case was lodged. Petitioner claimed clean antecedent.

6. Arguing further, it is submitted that at best, it is a civil suit qua recovery of loan/dues.

7. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer of anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

8. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of the fact as dispute primarily appears civil in nature qua recovery of loan/dues, where petitioner claimed clean antecedent, accordingly, above-named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.79792 of 2025(4) dt.25-02-2026 3/3 from this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing of bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate - 1st Class, Danapur, District - Patna/concerned court in connection with Dulhin Bazar P.S. Case No. 170 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (in short "B.N.S.S."). (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Rajeev/- U T