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Ajay Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC15 Sept 2025CR. MISC./62764/2025

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Anticipatory bail granted; Patna High Court; CRL.M.C. No. 62764 of 2025; Soni Shrivastava J; Jhanjharpur P.S. Case 51/2022; District Madhubani; sections 420 406 34 IPC; deception by false promise of loan; petitioner not named in FIR; name transpired via confession of co-accused Anita Devi; parity with co-accused granted anticipatory bail 17.04.2025 (Cr. Misc. No. 80618 of 2024); Section 438(2) CrPC; Section 482(2) BNSS 2023; bail bond Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties; surrender within four weeks.

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Release on anticipatory bail in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 51 of 2022 upon arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023.

Ajay Kumar Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, apprehending arrest in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 51 of 2022 (sections 420, 406 and 34 IPC), should be released on anticipatory bail.

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Ratio / Principle

Anticipatory bail granted because the petitioner was neither named in the F.I.R nor had any cogent material transpired against him, and a similarly situated co-accused had already been granted anticipatory bail.

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Key takeaways

Petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within four weeks, to be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 51 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions under Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023.ratio¶20

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Patna High Court (Soni Shrivastava, J.), 15-09-2025, allows anticipatory bail application of Ajay Kumar Singh in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case No. 51 of 2022 (Madhubani), registered under sections 420, 406 and 34 IPC. Grounds: petitioner neither named in the FIR (allegations of deceiving informant by false promise of loan and extracting money) nor any cogent material against him; his name surfaced during investigation on the confessional statement of co-accused Anita Devi; and a similarly situated co-accused was already granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 17.04.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 80618 of 2024. Direction: release on arrest/surrender within four weeks on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) CrPC / Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023 conditions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62764 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-51 Year-2022 Thana- JHANJHARPUR District- Madhubani

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Ajay Kumar Singh S/o Ramdeo Singh Resident of village- Khidirpur, P.S.Parsa, Dist- Chapra, Saran

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Santosh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Narendra Kumar Singh, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER

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2 15-09-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case no.51 of 2022 registered under sections 420, 406 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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The allegations in the F.I.R is that the accused persons deceived the informant by making false promise of loan and extracted money from her.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from the bare reading of F.I.R it would be evident that the allegations are specific against other accused persons whereas petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. His name has transpired during course of investigation on the confessional statement of co-accused Anita Devi. Besides this, no material has come to

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62764 of 2025(2) dt.15-09-2025 2/2

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connect the petitioner in the alleged crime. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and undertakes to cooperate in the case/trial.

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The application for anticipatory bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

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Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts of the case and also considering the fact that the petitioner has neither been named in the F.I.R nor any cogent material has transpired against him and similarly situated co-accused has already been granted anticipatory bail vide order dated 17.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 80618 of 2024, it is directed that the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks, be released on anticipatory bail in connection with Jhanjharpur P.S. Case no.51 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/ successor Court, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure/Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S, 2023.

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(Soni Shrivastava, J)

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