Suraj Kumar Saw @ Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89518 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-970 Year-2023 Thana- LAKHISARAI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== 1.
Suraj Kumar Saw @ Suraj Kumar @ Suraj Kumar Verma Son of Radhey Shyam Shaw @ Radhey Shyam Verma Resident of Naya Tola, Behind K.S.S College, Purani Bazar, Lakhisarai, P.S - Lakhisarai, District - Lakhisarai 2.
Neeraj Kumar @ Neeraj Kumar Verma Son of Radhey Shyam Shaw @ Radhey Shyam Verma Resident of Naya Tola, Behind K.S.S College, Purani Bazar, Lakhisarai, P.S - Lakhisarai, District - Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 22-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Lakhisarai (Amhara) P.S. Case No. 970 of 2023 dated 13.12.2023 registered for the offences under Sections 379, 420, 467 and 468 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the FIR, it is alleged by the informant that he has a savings account, and all the transactions of the account were being done manually, but later on he realized that he was being supplied fake receipts. It is further alleged that he had deposited Rs. 2 lacs in his account and he had withdrawn Rs. 12,000/- in two transactions on two occasions, but when he went to withdraw the amount on 11.12.2023, he came to know that
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89518 of 2024(3) dt.22-04-2025 2/3 accused Suraj Kumar had duped the money from his account and other persons and fled away. It is further alleged that accused persons have closed his account and cheated several persons whose descriptions are being collected and calculated.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the instant case due to business rivalry. The allegations are general and omnibus in nature. No incriminating articles have been recovered from the possession of the petitioners. The petitioners were given a CSP code by the director of the company for operating the same. During the investigation, no cogent materials have been recovered, nor have any other customers come forward to support the allegation of cheating five thousand persons. The charge sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence if the petitioners' are released on bail. It is also submitted that the petitioners are in custody since 02.07.2024.
5. It is lastly submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are ready to deposit Rs. 50,000/- before the learned Court below before filing of the bail bond, and the rest amount shall also be deposited in the learned Court below, in installments in the next six months.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89518 of 2024(3) dt.22-04-2025 3/3
6. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submits that the petitioners have an antecedent of one more case of a similar nature.
7. Let the petitioners, above named, be enlarged on provisional bail on furnishing a Demand draft of Rs. 50,000/- in favour of the informant to be deposited before the Court below and on each of them shall furnish bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection Lakhisarai (Amhara) P.S. Case No. 970 of 2023.
8. Bail bond of the petitioners shall be confirmed by the learned Court below on furnishing the rest of the amount in installments in favour of the informant.
9. In case the petitioners fail to deposit the entire amount despite passage of six months, the learned Court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds furnished by the petitioners. (Sourendra Pandey, J) Prakash/- U