Patna High Court
Tiwari RayversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- AJIT KUMAR
Holding
The court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to prescribed conditions, under Section 482(2) of the CrPC.
Summary
The petitioners, Tiwari Ray and Kanchan Rai, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a land‑sale fraud case (Dhaka P.S. Case No. 483 of 2023) involving alleged violations of IPC sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners conspired with vendors and witnesses to illegally sell a portion of land originally purchased by the informant’s grandfather. The petitioners contended they were innocent, that the dispute was purely civil, and that the FIR was lodged a month after the sale deed; they also pointed out that all other co‑accused had already been granted anticipatory bail. The Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the bail. Considering the facts, the co‑accused’s bail status, and the civil nature of the dispute, the court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners, subject to a Rs 10,000 bond, two sureties, and conditions under Section 482(2) of the CrPC, including appearance before the trial court and non‑tampering with witnesses.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under Section 482(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure in view of the alleged offences under the IPC.
- Whether the matter is a civil dispute and thus not warranting criminal prosecution.
Legislation cited
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 482(2)
- Indian Penal Code — s. 34, 420, 467, 468, 471
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- land sale fraud
- Indian Penal Code
- Section 482 CrPC
- civil dispute
- bail conditions
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11963 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-483 Year-2023 Thana- DHAKA District- East Champaran
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1. Tiwari Ray Son of Late Dhuri Rai Resident of village - Sapgadha, P.S.-
Chiraiya, District - East Champaran
2. Kanchan Rai Son of Late Dhuri Rai Resident of village - Sapgadha, P.S.-
Chiraiya, District - East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
3 18-05-2026 Heard Mr. Manoj Kumar, learned counsel for the
petitioners and Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, learned Additional
Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in
connection with Dhaka P.S. Case No. 483 of 2023 dated
23.08.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 467,
468, 471/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. That the prosecution case, in brief, is that the
informant’s grandfather had purchased 05 Katha 02 Dhur of
land appertaining to Khata No. 31, Plot No. 1259 vide Sale
Deed No. 3657 dated 24.04.1951, and thereafter, 04 Katha 10
Dhur of the said land was allegedly sold illegally by Md.
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Majahrul Haque, Md. Muslim and Nasima Khatoon to eight
persons, including the petitioners, vide Sale Deed No. 6330
dated 21.07.2023 in conspiracy with the vendors, vendees and
witnesses.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence as
alleged in the F.I.R. It is submitted that the petitioner no.2 has
no antecedent while petitioner no.1 has four antecedents and, in
all of them, he is on bail. Counsel for the petitioners further
submits that the petitioners and six others had purchased the
land from the accused and other accused were witnesses of the
sale deed and it appears that the present F.I.R. was lodged after
one month of the execution of sale deed. Learned counsel for
the petitioners further submits that the present dispute is purely
civil in nature and the informant has the remedy under the law.
Counsel for the petitioners lastly submits that all the co-accused
persons except the petitioners have already been granted
privilege of anticipatory bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this
Court vide order dated 14.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.
77267 of 2024.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has
vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the
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petitioners.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as
also the fact that the co-accused persons have already been
granted privilege of anticipatory bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of
this Court, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail,
in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court
below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing
bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned
Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sikrahana at Dhaka, East
Champaran in connection with Dhaka P.S. Case No. 483 of
2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section
482(2) of the B.N.S.S. as well as the following conditions:
(i) One of the bailors should be the family
member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide
official document / personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date
before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive
dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of their
bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or
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promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences,
failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for
cancellation of the bail bonds.
(Ajit Kumar, J)
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