Rani Devi Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2025)

Rani Devi Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners, subject to surrender in the Court below within four weeks of receipt/production of the order, and, on arrest or surrender in connection with Tr. No. 3665 of 2024 (Complain Case No. C-1580 of 2022), release on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, East Champaran, Motihari, subject to conditions under section 482 BNSS.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners (Rani Devi and Dashrath Ram) apprehending arrest in the case instituted for offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 IPC (Complain Case No. C-1580 of 2022 / Tr. No. 3665 of 2024).

Court's answer

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances, the Court was inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail and directed them to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks.

Ratio / Principle

In the event of arrest or surrender in connection with Tr. No. 3665 of 2024 arising out of Complain Case No. C-1580 of 2022, the petitioners will be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, East Champaran, Motihari, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (S. B. Pd. Singh, J.), Criminal Miscellaneous No. 45680 of 2025, decided 04-11-2025: Anticipatory bail allowed to petitioners Rani Devi and Dashrath Ram apprehending arrest in a case instituted for offences punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 IPC, arising out of PS Case No. 1580 of 2022, Thana East Champaran Complaint, District East Champaran, pending as Tr. No. 3665 of 2024 (Complain Case No. C-1580 of 2022). As per the F.I.R. allegation, the petitioners along with co-accused Ram Parvesh Singh and Anil Mishra committed forgery by a forged and fabricated sale deed dated 18.07.2022 over 11.12 decimal land, the thumb impression having allegedly been obtained on the pretext of making a ration card. Counsel submitted the parties are gotiya and that Civil Suit No. 101 of 2022 and T.S. No. 428 of 2022 are pending between them. Petitioners directed to surrender within four weeks; on arrest or surrender, to be enlarged on bail on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, East Champaran, Motihari, subject to conditions under section 482 BNSS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45680 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1580 Year-2022 Thana- EAST CHAMPARAN COMPLAINT District- East Champaran

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Rani Devi, W/O Dashrath Ram, R/O Village- Jamla P.S- Motihari Muffasil, District-East Champaran.

Dashrath Ram, S/O Late Radhe Ram, R/O Village- Jamla P.S- Motihari Muffasil, District-East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

Musmat Shanti Devi, W/O Late Yogendra Ram, R/O Village- Jamla, P.S.Motihari Muffasil, District- East Champaran.

... ... Opposite Party/s

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Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjana Srivastava, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH

ORAL ORDER

3 04-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned

counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.

The instant application for anticipatory bail has

been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in a case instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 of the IPC.

As per allegation in the F.I.R., both the petitioners along with other co-accused persons namely Ram Parvesh Singh and Anil Mishra committed forgery with the complainant by forged and fabricated sale deed

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dated 18.07.2022 with respect to 11.12 decimal land of the complainant. The accused persons obtained thumb impression of the complainant on the sale deed on the pretext of making ration card.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Both the parties are gotiya and due to land dispute between the parties, the present case has been lodged against them. There is litigating terms between the parties and Civil Suit No. 101 of 2022 and T.S. No. 428 of 2022 are going on between the parties.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of this order and in the event of their

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arrest or surrender in connection with Tr. No. 3665 of 2024 arising out of Complain Case No. C-1580 of 2022, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/(Rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, East Champaran, Motihari, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

(S. B. Pd. Singh, J)

khushbu/-

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