Gurmeet Rao @ Gurmeet Rawat v. The State Of Bihar

Patna HC2 Dec 2025CR. MISC./67809/2025

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Patna High Court (Satyavrat Verma, J), Criminal Miscellaneous No.67809 of 2025, decided 02-12-2025: anticipatory bail granted under Section 438 Cr.P.C. to Gurmeet Rao @ Gurmeet Rawat in Jhajha P.S. Case No. 156 of 2022 (offences under Sections 406, 409 IPC); background of alleged Nagar Parishad, Jhajha tender for Rs.30,25,400/- and undeposited arrear of Rs.6,15,296/- per letter no. 1236 dated 23.12.2021; bail bonds of Rs.10,000 with two sureties; arrest/surrender within six weeks.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail allowed: petitioner, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks, to be released on bail bonds of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. conditions, in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 156 of 2022. ¶¶18

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in Jhajha P.S. Case No. 156 of 2022 registered for offences under Sections 406 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code, should be released on anticipatory bail.

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Court's answer

Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is to be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 156 of 2022.

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Ratio / Principle

The anticipatory bail is subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail - granted. Petitioner apprehended arrest in Jhajha P.S. Case No. 156 of 2022 (District Jamui) for offences under Sections 406 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Counsel submitted the petitioner had clean antecedents and was falsely implicated; the FIR arose from an alleged 2021-2022 Nagar Parishad, Jhajha tender of Rs.30,25,400/- and non-deposit of an arrear of Rs.6,15,296/- despite letter no. 1236 dated 23.12.2021, and that the criminal case was instituted only to coerce the petitioner. Considering the submissions, the Court directed that, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within six weeks, the petitioner be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to the conditions under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67809 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2022 Thana- JHAJHA District- Jamui

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Gurmeet Rao @ Gurmeet Rawat S/O Shri Shashikant Rao R/O Vill.- Pipradih Jhajha, P.S.- Jhajha, Dist.- Jamui

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, A.P.P. ======================================================

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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3 02-12-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 409 of the Indian Penal Code.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that petitioner got a tender for the year 2021-2022 for an amount of Rs.30,25,400/- by the Nagar Parishad, Jhajha. Further, the petitioner vide letter no. 1236 dated 23.12.2021 was directed to deposit the arrear amount of Rs.6,15,296/- but the same was not deposited.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is further submitted that from perusal of the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67809 of 2025(3) dt.02-12-2025 2/2

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allegation as alleged in the FIR, it would manifest that the criminal case has been instituted only with a view to coerce the petitioner into submission so that he parts with the fanciful demand of the Nagar Parishad, Jhajha. It is next submitted that if what has been alleged in the FIR is true in that event the Nagar Parishad ought to have initiated a case in accordance with law before an appropriate forum instead of instituting an FIR.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner.

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Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial court 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 trial court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 156 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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Kundan/-

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