Patna High Court
Amit Srivastava @ Amit Sinha @ Amit Kumar Sinha @ Amit KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- ANIL KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The High Court granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner applied for anticipatory bail in a criminal case (Sugauli Police Station Case No. 471 of 2025) alleging offences under the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The prosecution alleged that the petitioner illegally obtained land belonging to the informant. The petitioner contended that the land was lawfully acquired through a registered gift deed and sale deed, and that a civil title suit and other proceedings between the parties were pending, indicating the criminal case was filed to give colour to the civil dispute. The informant opposed bail, labeling the petitioner a land mafia with undisclosed criminal antecedents. The court, noting the pending civil litigation and lack of clear criminal culpability, exercised its power under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and granted anticipatory bail subject to bond and sureties.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted in a case involving alleged land fraud and pending civil title suit.
- Whether the petitioner’s alleged criminal antecedents preclude the grant of bail.
- Whether Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, permits the High Court to intervene in the criminal proceeding.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482(2)
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 316(2), 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 3(5)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- land dispute
- civil title suit
- Section 482
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- criminal antecedent
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5806 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-471 Year-2025 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran
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Amit Srivastava @ Amit Sinha @ Amit Kumar Sinha @ Amit Kumar S/o-
Arya Kumar Sinha @ Aryan Kumar Sinha R/v- Chhagraha Nayak Tola Ps-
Sugauli Dist- East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Nazir Mian @ Nazir Hussain S/o- Feku Mian R/v- Chhapra Bahas Ps-
Sugauli Dist- East Champaran
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Kumar
For the State : Mr.Bharat Lal
For the O. P. No. 2 : Mr. Muneshwar Prasad
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
5 07-05-2026 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Counsel
for the informant-Opposite Party No. 2 and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. This application, for grant of anticipatory bail, arises out
of Sugauli Police Station Case No. 471 of 2025, dated
03.09.2025, disclosing offences punishable under
Sections 316(2)/318(4)/338/336(3)/340(2)/3(5) of the
Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The prosecution case, as per the First Information Report,
is that the petitioner, along with other co-accused persons,
have illegally got the land of the informant registered in
favour of the petitioner.
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4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence
in the manner alleged. He further submits that the land, in
question, belong to one Most. Salimani, who has gifted
the land in question in favour of co-accused Aziz Mian,
through a registered deed of gift, dated 06.10.1997, and
the said Aziz Mian sold the land in question to the
petitioner through a registered sale deed on 14.07.2023,
for a consideration amount of Rs. 8,37,000/- and after
purchase of the land in question, the petitioner is in
continuous possession of the same. He further submits
that the informant has purchased the said land on
22.12.1997 from said Most. Salimani, i.e. after she
executed gift deed in favour of Aziz Mian. He further
submits that the a title suit, bearing Title Suit No. 600 of
2023, is pending between the vendor of the petitioner and
the Opposite Party No. 2. A case, bearing B.L.D.R.
Appeal No. 310 of 2023 is also pending before the
Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur, between the
vendor of the petitioner and the Opposite Party No. 2. He
further submits that for the civil dispute, the informant
has filed the present case giving it a colour of criminal
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act.
5. On the other hand, learned Counsel for the informant
vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that
the petitioner is a land mafia and the petitioner has
concealed his criminal antecedent before the learned
District Court, which would be evident from the
impugned order itself.
6. In reply, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that he
has disclosed his entire antecedents before this Court.
7. Regards being had to the submissions advanced on behalf
of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that
there is land dispute between the parties and a title suit is
also pending between them, I am inclined to grant the
petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.
8. This application is, accordingly, allowed.
9. Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest
or surrender before the Court below within a period of
four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing
bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned
Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, East Champaran, at
Motihari, in connection with Sugauli Police Station Case
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No. 471 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under
Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha
Sanhita, 2023.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.)
Prabhakar Anand/-
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