Sanjeev Kumar @ Arun Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75997 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-211 Year-2025 Thana- NARHATT District- Nawada ====================================================== Sanjeev Kumar @ Arun Singh S/o Shri Singh Resident of Village - Dhanwan, P.S.- Rupau, District- Nawada At present R/o Village - Kanchan Bag, P.S - Hisua, District - Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Man Mohan Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Navin Kr. Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 11-11-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Narhat P.S. Case No. 211 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 316(2), 319(2), 318(4), 336(3), 34(2), 3(5), 62, 64 of BNS.
3. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 18.07.2025.
4. As per FIR, petitioner cheated informant Rs. 9 lakh on false pretext of providing government job out of which an amount Rs. 3,30,000/- was paid to petitioner by the informant.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75997 of 2025(2) dt.11-11-2025 2/3 petitioner submitted that due to previous enmity petitioner was falsely implicated with present case. It is submitted that there is nothing in support of allegation that how cash of Rs. 3,30,000/- was paid as bribe. It is also submitted that paying bribe is an offence.
6. Arguing further it is submit that enmity can be gathered from the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 of BNSS, where by improving the versions she also raised allegation qua made an attempt of rape upon her by petitioner while she was called in hotel for paying bribe. While concluding the argument, it is submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and moreover, investigation of this case is completed, for which charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
7. Learned APP, opposed the prayer of bail.
8. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as the allegation qua attempt of rape appears raised prima-facie as improved versions through statement of victim recorded under Section 183 of the BNSS
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75997 of 2025(2) dt.11-11-2025 3/3 without raising any such allegations in FIR, where the crux of allegation is roaming around paying bribe of Rs. 9 lakh on false pretext of providing government job, coupled with fact that investigation of this case has already completed where petitioner being a man of clean antecedent remains in custody since 18.07.2025, accordingly petitioner above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Narhat P.S. Case No. 211 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned JM 1st Class, Nawada /concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 480(3) of BNSS. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) S.Tripathi/- U T