Patna High Court
Md. Rizwan @ Mohammad RizwanversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- ANSHUMAN
Holding
The Court granted regular bail to the petitioner subject to a bond and conditions under the Bihar Negotiable Security Act, 2023.
Summary
The petitioner, Md. Rizwan, was charged under Sections 457, 380 and later 411 of the Indian Penal Code for offences alleged in Mithanpura P.S. Case No. 550 of 2023. An earlier bail application was rejected on 13-11-2024 with a direction that a fresh application could be filed after one year; the petitioner filed a new application on 24-12-2025, having completed the stipulated period. The petitioner has been in custody since 24-12-2023 and has two other pending cases in which he is already on bail; the trial in the present case is at the prosecution‑evidence stage with three of five witnesses examined. The State opposed bail, arguing that the trial had commenced and the petitioner’s antecedent record was not clean. The Court held that bail should be granted on a bond of Rs.30,000 under Section 2(1)(d) of the Bihar Negotiable Security Act, 2023, subject to conditions prescribed under Section 480(3) of the same Act, including compliance with pending cases, appearance before the trial court and police station, and a family bailor requirement.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail after the lapse of one year from the earlier rejection order.
- Whether the existence of pending cases and the petitioner’s custody affect the grant of bail.
- Whether bail can be conditioned under the Bihar Negotiable Security Act, 2023 in the manner prescribed.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 380, 411, 457
Subjects
- regular bail
- IPC
- Section 457
- Section 380
- Section 411
- pending cases
- Bihar Negotiable Security Act
- high court bail order
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91468 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-550 Year-2023 Thana- MITHANPURA District- Muzaffarpur
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Md. Rizwan @ Mohammad Rizwan S/O Sybezan @ Md. Sudjaad R/O
Village- Chhit Bhagwatipur, PS- Ahiyapur, District- Muzaffarpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hari Kishore Thakur, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, A.P.P
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN
ORAL ORDER
3 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with
Mithanpura P.S. Case No. 550 of 2023 lodged on 13.12.2023,
for the offence punishable under Sections 457 & 380 of the
Indian Penal Code and later on section 411 of the I.P.C has been
added.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected vide order
dated 13.11.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 52060 of 2024 with
liberty that he may renew his prayer for bail after one year from
the date of order. Counsel submits that one year has already
been lapsed on 13.11.2025 and this bail application has been
filed on 24.12.2025 i.e. after one year from the date of rejection
order dated 13.11.2024. Counsel submits that the criminal
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antecedent of the petitioner is not clean as there are two cases
pending against him, and in both the cases, he is on bail.
Counsel also submits that the petitioner is in custody since
24.12.2023. Counsel further submits that on earlier occasion,
report with regard to the present stage of trial was called for and
from the said report, it transpires that out of five prosecution
witnesses, three witnesses have been examined. The charge has
already been framed against the accused persons on 05.07.2024
and presently, the case is running at the stage of prosecution
evidence.
4. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for
bail of the petitioner and submits that trial commenced and one
year has been lapsed from the date of earlier rejection order
dated 13.11.2024.
5. In the present facts and circumstances of this case,
let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing
bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand) as
mentioned in Section 2(1)(d) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 to the
satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class (East), Court No. 17,
Muzaffarpur in connection with Mithanpura P.S. Case No. 550
of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down U/s 480(3) of the
B.N.S.S., 2023, with the following further conditions:-
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(A) At the time of furnishing the bail bond, the
petitioner shall satisfy the Trial Court that he is not absconding
in any of the cases pending against him whose details are
mentioned below-
(i) Town P.S. Case No. 665 of 2018
(ii) Town P.S. Case No. 240 of 2015
(B) one of the bailor should be the family member of
the petitioner who shall provide official document to show his
bona fide;
(C) the petitioner shall appear before the Trial Court
on each and every scheduled date, and failure to do so for three
consecutive dates without any plausible reason/explanation shall
be resulted into cancellation of his bail bonds by the Trial Court
itself.
(D) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned
police station for two years, within every fortnight, to mark his
attendance.
(Dr. Anshuman, J)
Divyansh/-
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