Raja Ram Bhuiyan Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2026)

Raja Ram Bhuiyan Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petitioner enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned court below in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No.572 of 2024, subject to conditions (i)-(v): availability for interrogation/appearance, no hampering of investigation/trial, no inducement/threat/promise to persons acquainted with the facts, and cancellation of bail bonds for concealed criminal antecedents or wrong statement regarding the previous bail petition.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be enlarged on bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No.572 of 2024, registered for offences under Sections 316(5), 318(4) of the B.N.S, 2023 and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

Court's answer

Bail application allowed: petitioner to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned court below in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No.572 of 2024, subject to five conditions: (i) availability for interrogation by police officer/court as and when required; (ii) undertaking that investigation/trial will not be hampered by absence or non-cooperation; (iii) no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure; (iv) cancellation of bail bonds by the court below if criminal antecedents are brought to its notice and concealment is established after hearing; (v) cancellation of bail bonds if the statement regarding the previous bail petition is found wrong.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Jitendra Kumar, J.), 25-02-2026, allowed regular bail in CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14277 of 2026 arising from Sherghati P.S. Case No.572 of 2024 (District Gaya), registered for offences under Sections 316(5) and 318(4) of the B.N.S, 2023 and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Prosecution allegation: raid on a P.D.S. shop found no grain stock though records required 144.5 quintal of wheat and 331.75 quintal of rice. Defence: false implication owing to licence mix-up - FIR lodged against holder of licence no. 06 of 2016 while petitioner holds licence no. 66 of 2016, the name of the accused being the same; petitioner in jail since 11.12.2024 (about one year and three months); no criminal antecedent stated in the bail petition; earlier bail application was Cr. Misc No.54420 of 2025. Bail granted on bond of Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties, subject to conditions (i)-(v) including availability for interrogation, non-hampering of investigation/trial, no tampering with witnesses, and cancellation of bonds by the court below for concealed criminal antecedents or a wrong statement regarding the previous bail petition.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14277 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-572 Year-2024 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya

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Raja Ram Bhuiyan, S/o Kesar Bhuiyan @ Kesar Manjhi, R/o VillageLachhnaiti, P.S- Sherghati, District- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Vishwa Ranjan Choudhary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER

2 25-02-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No.572 of 2024, dated.20.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 316(5), 318(4) of the B.N.S, 2023 and Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act.

As per allegation, on raid on a P.D.S. shop, no stock of grain was found, whereas as per the record, there should have been 144.5 quintal of wheat and 331.75 quintal of rice in the stock.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case the FIR was lodged against the holder of license no. 06 of 2016, whereas the license no. of the Petitioner is 66 of 2016,

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though the name of the accused is the same.

He further submits that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 11.12.2024 i.e for about one year and three months.

It has also been stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioner has moved this Court earlier for regular bail in Cr. Misc No.54420 of 2025.

However, learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioner for bail.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this application is allowed , directing the petitioner, abovenamed, to be enlarged on bail on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of concerned Court below in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No.572 of 2024 on the following conditions:

(i) The petitioner will make himself available for interrogation by a police officer/court as and when required.

(ii) The petitioner will undertake that investigation/trial will not get hampered on account of his

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absence or non-cooperation. He must be available to the police or the court whenever his presence is required.

(iii) The petitioner shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer.

(iv) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioner has any criminal antecedents, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner after hearing him and getting satisfied that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedents despite his knowledge of the same.

(v) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Jitendra Kumar, J.)

Chandan/-

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