Devnarayan Sahni v. The State of Bihar
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Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.42418 of 2024, decided 27-08-2024 by Prabhat Kumar Singh, J. Anticipatory bail under Section 438 Cr. P.C. granted to Devnarayan Sahni, Shewta Bharti, Chandeshwar Mahto and Mahesh Kumar Mahto in Complaint Case No. 1484 of 2022, P.S. Samastipur, District Samastipur, under Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 468 and 471 IPC (cheating by personation, cheating, forgery, forgery of valuable security, forgery for purpose of cheating, using forged document). Allegation: impersonation of Sweta Bharti as widow of Late Rajeev Kumar Sahni to execute sale deed in favour of co-accused Ramashray Sahni over land of complainant Bibha Roy @ Bibha Sahni's late husband; complainant's Title Suit No. 353 of 2022 pending. Bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount; six-week window for arrest/surrender; Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur; Section 438(2) conditions imposed. Counsel: Priyanka Singh for petitioners; Uday Pratap Singh (APP), Adarsh and Uday Shankar Choudhary for opposite parties.