Patna High Court
Ranjeet Verma @ Ranjeeta Verma @ Ranjeet SahversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The court held that the dispute is civil in nature and granted bail to the petitioners subject to conditions under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Summary
The petitioners, Ranjeet Verma and his son Abhishek Kumar, sought bail fearing arrest in a case registered under several sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita for alleged forgery of a sale deed and related offences. They claimed the transaction involved a forged deed, payment of Rs. 10.60 lakh, and a subsequent dispute over possession of land, which they argued was a civil matter concerning family property shares. The State opposed the bail, asserting the criminal nature of the allegations. The court examined the facts and concluded that the core dispute was civil, and therefore the petitioners were entitled to bail under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Accordingly, bail was granted on the condition of furnishing bail bonds and sureties, with the matter to be dealt with by the magistrate.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to bail despite charges under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 351(2), 352, 115(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Whether the underlying dispute is civil in nature, warranting the application of Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita to stay criminal proceedings.
- Whether there exists a prima facie case of forgery and related offences justifying denial of bail.
Legislation cited
- Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 115(2), 318(4), 319(2), 3(5), 351(2), 352
Subjects
- bail
- forgery
- civil dispute
- property dispute
- Section 482
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82407 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-99 Year-2025 Thana- NOWKOTHI GARHPURA District-
Begusarai
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1. Ranjeet Verma @ Ranjeeta Verma @ Ranjeet Sah S/O Ram Vilash Verma
R/O Village- Nowkothi, P.S- Nawkothi, Distt.- Begusarai, At present R/O
Village - Bharpura, P.S. - Bibhutipur Dist. - Samastipur.
2. Abhishek Kumar S/O Ranjeet Verma @ Ranjeeta Verma @ Ranjeet Sah R/O
Village- Nowkothi, P.S- Nawkothi, Distt.- Begusarai, At present R/O Village
- Bharpura, P.S. - Bibhutipur Dist. - Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K.Agrawal, Sr.Adv.
Mr. Pramod Kumar Singh & Mr. Amit Ranjan
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
3 22-01-2026 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 offence under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 351(2),
352, 115(2), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. It is alleged that on 27-08-2024, these petitioners
prepared a forged sale-deed in favour of informant on a
consideration money of Rs. 10,60,000/- and accordingly,
informant paid Rs. 60,000/- online and Rs. 10,00,000/ in cash to
them. On the day of registration, petitioners said informant that
she should get the papers prepared for a lower price, as this
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would result in less tax to be paid to the government and got the
papers prepared for Rs. 6,60,000. When informant went to take
possession after getting the registry, one Shambhu Sah stopped
her from going to the said land & house and he said that he has
already purchased earlier this land and house from Ram Vilash
Verma (father of petitioner no. 1), Raj Kumar and Sanjeet
Kumar through a sale deed. When informant went to house of
petitioners and asked them to help her in getting possession of
the land then petitioners abused and threatened her.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence.
Petitioner no. 2 is son of petitioner no. 1. It is not the case of
prosecution that land in question was not transferred or
petitioners do not have right and title. Actually, the aforesaid
land & house was in share of father of petitioner no. 1 and
petitioner no. 1 demanded his share from his father and uncles
in the said property, for which, they accorded permission and
thereafter, denied and sold said property in favour of one
Shambhu Sah. Moreover, the dispute is purely of civil nature.
5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the bail petition.
6. Considering the fact that dispute is civil in nature,
let the above named petitioners, in the event of their
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arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be
enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten
thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of learned J.M. 1st Class, Begusarai in connection
with Nawkothi P.S. Case No. 99 of 2025, subject to condition as
laid down under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha
Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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