Kulanand Jha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85503 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-340 Year-2024 Thana- SURSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

Kulanand Jha Son of Madan Jha Resident of Village- Srikhandi Bhitha PS -Sursand, Dist- Sitamarhi 2.

Vinod Jha @ Vinod Kumar Jha son of Jai Bhadra Jha Resident of VillageSrikhandi Bhitha PS -Sursand, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Choubey Jawahar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State.

2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per prosecution case, co-accused Prakash Jha executed a registered sale deed in favour of co-accused Yogendra Jha on 27.09.2023, without having any right for the same. These petitioners are alleged to be witnesses of the sale deed in question.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85503 of 2025(2) dt.09-02-2026 2/2 Petitioners are only alleged to be the witnesses in the sale deed and they are not the beneficiaries. It is further submitted that coaccused Prakash Jha and Yogendra Jha have already been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 28.01.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 83574 of 2024. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the nature of accusation and other facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioners in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sursand P. S. Case No. 340 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T