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Subhash Chandra Jha v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC19 Oct 2023/67555/2023

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A single judge of the Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner facing charges of cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy, allowing him to surrender within six weeks and furnish a bond with two sureties subject to Section 438(2) CrPC conditions.

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Anticipatory bail allowed for surrender within six weeks. Condition: Furnish bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of like amount to C.J.M., Purnia.

Subhash Chandra Jha Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67555 of 2023

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-853 Year-2023 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia

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SUBHASH CHANDRA JHA SON OF DEV KANT JHA @ FUDO JHA VILLAGE- CHUNAPUR ROAD KAUSIK NAGAR W.NO-4, PS- K.HAT DIST- PURNEA

... ... PETITIONER/S

VERSUS

THE STATE OF BIHAR

... ... OPPOSITE PARTY/S

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madhuri Lata ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

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2 19-10-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 467, 468, 471, 406, 420 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

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It is alleged that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner conspired and misappropriated huge amount of money of the informant

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67555 of 2023(2) dt.19-10-2023 2/3

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by executing sale deed of a land which was already sold to three other persons prior to the informant.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is neither purchaser nor vendor of the alleged land. Petitioner is only alleged to have assisted the husband of the informant in purchasing the land in question and not a single money has been transferred in the account of the petitioner. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

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Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the bail application.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnia in connection with K. Hat P.S.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67555 of 2023(2) dt.19-10-2023 3/3

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Case No. 853 of 2023, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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Koushik/-

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Subhash Chandra Jha v. The State of Bihar

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