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Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023

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Hare Ram YadavversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners – four residents of Bhikhari Ghat – applied for anticipatory bail in connection with a land‑dispute case (PS‑507/2025) in which they were alleged to have committed offences under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The FIR …

Bechan sahversusThe State of Bihar

WITHDRAWN

The appellant, Bechan Sah, appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, challenging the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case where he was accused of assaulting the husband of the informant and using …

Satyam Kumar @ Satyam SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, Satyam Kumar, a 19‑year‑old resident of Patna, was implicated in a case involving the alleged theft of a motorcycle and the possession of a firearm, with charges under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Arms Act and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, …

PUNAM KUMARIversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The Patna High Court considered three bail applications arising from PS Shastri Nagar Case No. 768 of 2025, filed under Sections 319(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. In the first two applications, the petitioners (a husband and wife) were accused of cheating the …

Ram Subhag Paswan @ Samsubhag PaswanversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

The petitioners, Ram Subhag Paswan and Rooplal Paswan, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with a land‑dispute case (Obra PS Case No. 387 of 2025) involving offences under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the informant was …

Rahul KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Rahul Kumar, applied for regular bail in a case registered under section 303(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023, alleging fraudulent withdrawal of Rs.85,000 using an informant's ATM card. He has been in custody since March 22, 2026. The court examined the seriousness of …

Sanjay YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The Patna High Court considered the bail application of Sanjay Yadav, who was arrested in connection with a case (Ramgadhwa P.S. Case No. 194 of 2025) involving alleged assault and homicide of a specially‑abled informant’s son under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 115(2), 126(2), 117(2), 103(1) and 352 of …

Ishmail AnsariversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Ishmail Ansari was arrested on 28 November 2025 in connection with a theft case (FIR dated 2 November 2025) alleged under Sections 331(4), 305, 317(4) and 313 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The prosecution’s case is based mainly on the confessional statement of a co‑accused, with no …

Dilip KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The petitioner, Dilip Kumar, sought anticipatory bail in a case (PS Case No.265 of 2026) involving alleged theft of 51 aluminum plates valued at Rs.6,00,000, alleged under Sections 334(1) and 303(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The FIR named 8-10 unknown persons, but the …

Hiral Lal YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The petitioner, Hira Lal Yadav, applied for bail in a criminal case (PS Case No. 411 of 2025) alleging offences under Sections 303(2), 318(4) and 338 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023, relating to alleged ATM card fraud. The informant claimed her ATM card was altered and money withdrawn, …

Roshan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Roshan Kumar was arrested on 12 December 2025 in connection with a loot case (Chapra Muffasil P.S. Case No. 601 of 2025) and charged under Sections 331(4), 305, 317(4) and 313 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The FIR does not name him; his alleged involvement was inferred from the …

Nigam KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioners, Nigam Kumar and Anil Kumar, were arrested for allegedly impersonating candidates in a written constable examination, charged under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 and the Bihar Examination Act. They applied for bail, contending innocence, lack of …

Ritesh SinghversusThe State Of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Ritesh Singh, was arrested on 20 February 2026 in connection with an alleged exam fraud where he was said to have appeared in a written examination through the connivance of centre employees, violating several provisions of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 and the Bihar …

Nazrul @ Najrul HaqueversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Nazrul Haque appealed to the Patna High Court under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the lower court’s refusal to grant him bail in a case registered under Sections 140(1), 103(1), 238 and 61(2) of the Bihar Negotiable …

Nandkeshwar Yadav @ Bijli Yadav @ Nandkishore YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, four residents of Suraundha village, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 for allegedly assaulting and abusing an informant on a motorcycle. The informant …

RAJESH PANDEY @ RAJESH RANJAN PANDEYversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Rajesh Pandey was arrested in connection with a case alleging that he cheated an informant by promising marriage, taking Rs 40 lakhs, and committing offences under sections 69, 318(4), 303(2), 351(2) and 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. He had been in custody since 15 Oct 2025 and …

Rajeev Kumar Rai @ Rajeev KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioners, Rajeev Kumar Rai and Sanjeev Kumar Singh, were arrested in connection with a case where the informant's son allegedly died after being assaulted with sticks, an iron rod, a pistol and axes. They were charged under multiple sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 and …

Deo Kumar DubeyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant Deo Kumar Dubey appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the Special Judge’s refusal to grant anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 132, 303(2), 224 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 …

Rakesh Kumar SahversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Rakesh Kumar Sah, was arrested on 27 February 2025 for allegedly possessing counterfeit currency notes worth Rs.12,000. He was charged under sections 179 and 180 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023, in PS Sonbarsa Case No. 75 of 2025. The petitioner filed a second …

Santosh SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, who are members of a Scheduled Caste, were accused of assault and caste-based abuse arising from a dispute over a tractor purchase. The informant alleged that the appellants forcibly took the tractor and verbally abused him using caste slurs, leading to an FIR filed 78 days after the …

Mo. AlauddinversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Alauddin, was arrested on 25‑12‑2025 in connection with a case alleging theft of a 50‑gram gold item and a Vivo mobile phone, under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338, 111 and 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. He contended that the FIR was fabricated, he has a clean …

Prashant BhartiversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The petitioner, Prashant Bharti, a lower‑division clerk serving as Block Nazir, was named in an FIR for alleged embezzlement of government funds under Sections 316(4) and 316(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. He applied for anticipatory bail, claiming he did not embezzle but merely …

Mithlesh Giri @ Mithilesh Kumar Giri @ Mithlesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioners, Mithlesh Giri and Jogendra Giri, applied for anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 137(2) and 87 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 read with Sections 4 and 6 of the POCSO Act, alleging kidnapping for marriage. The FIR was lodged on 3 August 2025, more …

Paltu Mandal @ Pradeep MandalversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Paltu Mandal (also known as Pradeep Mandal), applied for bail in a case registered as Dhamdaha P.S. Case No. 347 of 2025, which alleged his participation in an assault that led to the death of the informant's husband. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner, along with others, …

Anant SahversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Anant Sah and his son Manish Kumar, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act for alleged assault on a minor named Aman. They applied for anticipatory bail, but the Special Court refused, …

Pramod KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Pramod Kumar, an employee of Dalitum Care Industries, was implicated in a fraud case (PS Case No. 343 of 2025) under Sections 316(4) and 318(4) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The prosecution alleged that an informant paid Rs. 7,50,000 to the company for a godown lease but the amount …

Vivek KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Vivek Kumar was arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 318(4), 338 and 336(3) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023, alleging that he, along with co‑accused Ravi and Vikas, defrauded an informant by transferring large sums of money and purchasing a gold chain. The …

Indra Dev YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioners, Indra Dev Yadav, Ram Pravesh Yadav and Vikash Yadav, were arrested on 1 February 2026 in connection with FIR No.339 of 2025 alleging offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 125, 303(2), 352 and 351(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. They …

Vinod Kumar Gupta @ Binod KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Vinod Kumar Gupta, sought anticipatory bail after being implicated in a case alleging fraud involving a shortfall of Rs. 1,36,400 at a bank branch. He argued that the informant, a bank customer service assistant, falsely implicated him and that the bank’s routine practice of …

Nitish KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Nitish Kumar, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case registered under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 61(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023, based on allegations by an informant that a relative, Indu Bhushan, misappropriated funds and credited part …

Jabbar Alam @ Abdul JabbarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Jabbar Alam, was arrested in June 2025 for alleged abduction of a girl under Sections 137(2), 96, 352 and 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. He applied for bail before the Patna High Court, arguing that he was falsely implicated and had traveled to Kolkata of his own …

Sudhir KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Sudhir Kumar was arrested on 13 January 2026 in connection with a case involving alleged illegal withdrawal of Rs. 1,20,000 by cheque. The prosecution alleged that he, along with co‑accused Rahul Kumar, participated in the fraud and that the petitioner had obtained the informant's cheque book. The …

Swapna KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Swapna Kumar, an employee of UNICEF Health Care and Hygiene India Care Pvt. Ltd., was implicated in a case alleging fraud involving three cheques worth Rs 21 lakhs that were issued as security for a business partnership and later bounced. The complainant claimed the company failed to …

Yadolal Rai @ Yadav Lal RaiversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Petitioner No.1, Yadolal Rai, a 68‑year‑old senior citizen with a clean record, applied for anticipatory bail in a case alleging his involvement in the looting of Rs.95,000 and assault on the informant. The FIR charges him under Sections 126(2), 322, 118(1), 109(1), 303(2), 352, 351(2) and 3(5) of …

RAM PRASAD SINGHversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Ram Prasad Singh applied for bail for offences under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. His earlier bail plea was rejected on 15 September 2025. He filed a second bail application within six months of the rejection. The Patna High Court held that successive bail …

Navin Kumar MehtaversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Navin Kumar Mehta and Rinku Paswan were charged under sections 316(2), 316(5) and 318(3) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 for allegedly defalcating Rs.31,52,188.50. The petitioners submitted annexures and a certificate from the Bihar State Cooperative Bank indicating that the entire …

Dharmendra Kumar SinhaversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, a deed writer, applied for anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a criminal case (PS Case No. 209 of 2025) involving alleged alteration of property details under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The prosecution alleged that Sinha, as a deed …

Manoj SahniversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Manoj Sahni applied for anticipatory bail in a case registered under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 85, 82, 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, alleging cruelty and dowry demands by his wife. The wife claimed she was denied maintenance, …

Santosh YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The appellant, Santosh Yadav, appealed under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against the Special Court's order rejecting his anticipatory bail application. He was accused of indecently touching a woman belonging to a Scheduled …

Premshankar Chaudhary @ Prem Shankar ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants – Premshankar Chaudhary, Golu and Prakash Chandra Mishra – appealed under Section 14A(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against an order dated 31 July 2025 of the Exclusive Special Judge (SC/ST Act) that had refused bail in a case arising …

Priyanshu Gaurav @ HappyversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, a 19‑year‑old law student, was arrested in connection with a case alleging that he conspired with his father, a driver, to abscond with Rs 90 lakh entrusted for transport to Kolkata. The prosecution claimed the amount was recovered at the petitioner's and his father's instigation, …

Ravikant Kumar Shashi @ Babu NandversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Ravikant Kumar Shashi, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (No.377 of 2024) alleging offences under sections 303(2), 318(4) and 316(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. He was employed as a guard for the informant and had taken a loan of Rs.12 lakh for his …

SHEIKH SAFI AHMAD @ SHEKH SAFI AHEMANDversusThe State of Bihar

CONVERTED

The petitioner Sheikh Safi Ahmad filed a criminal revision petition challenging the dismissal of his appeal and the conviction affirmed by the Judicial Magistrate. The High Court examined whether, under Section 401(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a revision petition can be treated as an appeal …

Manoj BhartiversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Manoj Bharti appealed against the refusal of anticipatory bail under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The FIR alleged that he, along with others, threatened an informant over a no‑confidence motion and later fired shots at the informant’s house, though no one was injured …

Md RajanversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, eight residents of Ustu village, were charged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023 for alleged assault and caste-based abuse during a dispute over an obscene song. The …

Basant Singh @ Basant Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellants, Basant Singh and Manoj Singh, appealed under Section 14‑A(2) of the SC/ST Act against the refusal of anticipatory bail in a case alleging they lured a woman with a job promise, extorted Rs 1 lakh, and threatened to release a compromising video. The FIR, filed more than a year after …

Nawal Kishore PrasadversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The petitioner, Nawal Kishore Prasad, a headmaster, was implicated in a case alleging interpolation of entries in an attendance register, which was discovered during a judicial board proceeding. The FIR charges him under Sections 318(4), 338, 336(3), 337, and 61(2) of the Bihar Negotiable …

Gopal Kumar Singh @ Gopal KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Gopal Kumar Singh, a truck driver, was arrested on 15 May 2025 in connection with a case involving the alleged disappearance of a rice consignment. He was charged under Sections 318(4) and 316(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023, on the basis that the goods were …

Ugriv ChoudharyversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Ugriv Choudhary was arrested in August 2025 in connection with a case involving alleged forgery of letters and receipts that purportedly facilitated the release of two trucks belonging to the Mines Department. The prosecution charged him under multiple sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments …

Badal chaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Badal Chaudhary was arrested in connection with a case registered under multiple sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023, including alleged theft of Rs.1,62,000 from an informant’s pocket and assault with an iron rod and bricks. The petitioner claimed he was falsely implicated, argued …

Gora Sajan Basfor @ Sajan Basfor @ Gore BasforversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Gora Sajan Basfor, was arrested on 1 July 2025 in connection with FIR No. 605 of 2024 alleging offences under Sections 305 and 331(4) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. He was not originally named in the FIR; his name was later identified from the confessional statement …

Karan VermaversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Karan Verma, a bench clerk in the Danapur Judgeship, was arrested on 26 September 2025 for alleged forgery of an Additional Sessions Judge’s signature to grant bail to accused persons, under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2) and 3(5) of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The …

Chandan Kumar @ Chandan RamversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

Chandan Kumar, a field staff member, was implicated in an FIR alleging that he and co‑accused Ashvindra Kumar Ram collected loan instalments from borrowers by falsely promising larger loans and then misappropriated the amounts. The FIR charges were framed under Sections 316(2), 318(4) and 3(5) of …

Vibha DeviversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

Vibha Devi and Raj Kishor Yadav applied for anticipatory bail in a case (PS Case No. 198 of 2025) alleging offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1), 74 and 110 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The prosecution, based on the informant Anil Yadav’s statement, claimed that the …

Jatta SinghversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Jatta Singh was arrested on 29 October 2025 in connection with a case involving alleged assault on the informant's uncle, with charges under several sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The petitioner claimed he had a clean antecedent, was falsely implicated, and that the dispute …

Pankaj Kumar @ PuaversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioners, three residents of Jehanabad district, applied for bail fearing arrest in connection with FIR No. 508 of 2025 alleging offences under Sections 191(2), 126(2), 115(2), 109 and 352 of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, along with …

Sipahi RaiversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioners, a group of individuals from Habaspurdera village, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in connection with FIR No.71 of 2024 alleging offences under multiple sections of the Bihar Negotiable Instruments Act, 2023, including assault and extortion. The prosecution alleged that the …

Chandu Kumar @ Chandan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Chandu Kumar, was implicated in a theft case (Samastipur Rail P.S. Case No. 172 of 2024) based on statements of co-accused persons arrested earlier. He contended that the FIR was fabricated, he has no prior criminal record, and no material other than the co-accused disclosures links …