Patna High Court
Kiran DeviversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
Anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioners under Section 438(2) of the CrPC, subject to bail bond and surety conditions.
Summary
The petitioners, Kiran Devi and Ashok Paswan, sought anticipatory bail in a complaint registered under Sections 406 and 420 IPC relating to an alleged fraudulent sale deed of land. They claimed to have clean antecedents and argued that the complainant had executed the sale deed after receiving the full consideration of Rs.1,95,000, but later filed the complaint to coerce them, asserting false implication. The State opposed the bail, contending the seriousness of the offences. The Court examined the petitioners' claim of false implication and the conditions for anticipatory bail under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Considering the submissions, the Court ordered that the petitioners be released on anticipatory bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000 each with two sureties, subject to the usual conditions.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail can be granted to the petitioners under Section 438(2) CrPC in a case involving alleged offences under Sections 406 and 420 IPC.
- Whether the petitioners have been falsely implicated and thus merit relief from arrest.
Legislation cited
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 438(2)
- Indian Penal Code — s. 406, 420
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 438 CrPC
- IPC 406
- IPC 420
- false implication
- bail bond
- criminal complaint
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37073 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1269 Year-2017 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE
District- Vaishali
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1. Kiran Devi W/o Ashok Paswan R/o Village- Chak Chameli, PS- Hajipur
Sadar, Distt.- Vaishali
2. Ashok Paswan S/o Late Rodhan Paswan R/o Village- Chak Chameli, PS-
Hajipur Sadar, Distt.- Vaishali
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vasant Vikas
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 17-06-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and
learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case
registered for the offences punishable under Sections 406, 420
of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
petitioners are persons with clean antecedent and petitioner no.1
is a woman and the complainant alleges that the accused persons
got the sale deed executed with respect to her land in favour of
petitioner no.1 after giving an amount of Rs. 25,000/- when the
consideration fixed for the land was Rs.1,95,000/-.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
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petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated
in the instant case by the complainant. It is next submitted that
complainant after executing the sale deed instituted the instant
complaint case with an intent to coerce the petitioners into
submission. It is also submitted that the sale deed is executed
only after the entire consideration is received.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the
event of their arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks
from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail
bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two
sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned
trial court where the case is pending/successor court in
connection with Complaint Case No.1269 of 2017, subject to
the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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