Satish Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4749 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-350 Year-2023 Thana- TEGHRHA District- Begusarai ====================================================== SATISH KUMAR SINGH S/O- LATE RAMESHWAR SINGH R/OVILLAGE- TEGHRA, WARD NO.- 13, P.S.- TEGHRA, DIST.- BEGUSARAI, BIHAR.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Shashi Priya, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 20-02-2024
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No.350/2023 dated 16.11.2023 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 467, 468, 471, 474, 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case by the informant with an allegation that Prayag Das, Kaju Das and others sold a piece of land in favour of Bhagwanti Devi vide Deed No.1888 dated 19.06.2020 and the land which was sold was a government land, as such, the sale caused loss to the government. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4749 of 2024(2) dt.20-02-2024 2/3 neither the seller nor the purchaser rather is a deed writer. It is further submitted that the petitioner, being a deed writer only recorded the averments in the deed with regard to the sale of the land in question and he was completely unaware that the land is a government land. It is also submitted that being the deed writer, it was not the duty of the petitioner to verify the fact that as to whether the land which the seller is selling is a government land. The learned counsel next submits that the petitioner will not abscond rather will co-operate in the investigation.
4. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
5. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Begusarai in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No.350/2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
6. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4749 of 2024(2) dt.20-02-2024 3/3 learned trial court bringing to his notice that the petitioner despite giving assurance to this court is not co-operating in the investigation in that event the learned trial court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. (Satyavrat Verma, J) amit/- U T