Sanjiv Kumar Singh @ Sanjiv Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2026)

Sanjiv Kumar Singh @ Sanjiv Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted; petitioner to be released on arrest or surrender within four weeks on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. 2023 conditions, in connection with Complaint Case No. 1380 of 2023.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner, who apprehends arrest in Complaint Case No. 1380 of 2023 (Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B), 504, 506 IPC) concerning alleged fraudulent mutation of ancestral land on forged partition papers.

Court's answer

Taking into consideration that both parties are co-sharers having a dispute regarding partition, and that the D.C.L.R., Banka has dismissed the complainant's Mutation Appeals Nos. 2159/2024-25 and 2162/2024-25, the Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is to be released on anticipatory bail upon arrest or surrender before the court below within four weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka / court concerned, subject to the conditions under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Anil Kumar Sinha, J.), CR. MISC. No.68733 of 2025, decided 04-05-2026 – Anticipatory bail granted to Sanjiv Kumar Singh @ Sanjiv Singh, who apprehended arrest in Complaint Case No.1380 of 2023 (Banka) under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B), 504, 506 IPC, alleging fraudulent mutation of ancestral land on the basis of forged partition papers. The Court noted that both parties are co-sharers in a partition dispute and that the complainant's Mutation Appeals Nos. 2159/2024-25 and 2162/2024-25 had been dismissed by the D.C.L.R., Banka. Release ordered on arrest or surrender within four weeks on a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. 2023. Opposite party no. 2 did not appear despite valid service of notice.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68733 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1380 Year-2023 Thana- COMPLAINT CASE District- Banka

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Sanjiv Kumar Singh @ Sanjiv Singh Son of Late Ratneshwar Prasad Singh Resident of Village -Dhauri, Police Station -Belhar, District -Banka

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

Binod Shankar Singh son of Late Ratneshwar Prasad Singh Resident of Village -Dhauri, Po- Rajpur, Police Station -Belhar, District -Banka

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ajay Mukherjee Mr. Ganesh Sharma Mr. Vikash Kumar Nigam For the Opposite Party/state: Mr.Umanath Mishra For the Opposite Party No.2: None ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

4 04-05-2026

Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection

with Complaint Case No.1380 of 2023 dated 08.08.2023 registered under Section 420, 467, 468, 471, 120(B), 504, 506 of the I.P.C.

As per the F.I.R. the petitioner along with others have fraudulently mutated some portion of ancestral land on the basis of forged partition papers.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case due to family dispute. The petitioner is the own brother of the complainant. Jamabandi / mutation was created in the name of the petitioner and other co-sharers on the basis of a partition arrived at between the parties in the year 2007. The complainant filed Mutation Appeal No. 2159 /2024-25 & 2162 / 2024-25 before the D.C.L.R., Banka which has been dismissed by the learned D.C.L.R., Banka.

No one appears for the opposite party no. 2 despite valid service of notice.

Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, taking into consideration the fact that both the parties are co-sharer having dispute regarding partition and D.C.L.R., Banka in Mutation Appeal No. 2159/2024-25 & 2162 / 2024-25 filed by the complainant has dismissed the appeal of the complainant, accordingly, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

Let the petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each

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with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate Banka / court concerned, Banka in connection with Complaint Case No. 1380 / 2023 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S. 2023.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J)

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