Patna High Court
Ravi Singh @ Ravi Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The court dismissed the bail application, refusing to grant bail to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Ravi Singh, was arrested in connection with a land sale dispute and charged under several sections of the B.N.S. for allegedly selling land that belonged to the informant's mother. The petitioner claimed he was falsely implicated and asserted a right to sell the land because the informant had allegedly sold more than his share, while a title suit was pending. The prosecution opposed bail, highlighting the pending civil dispute and the petitioner’s four prior criminal convictions. The court noted that no evidence was presented regarding the extent of the informant’s share in the land and held that the petitioner should not have sold the land while the civil suit was ongoing. Consequently, the court was not inclined to grant bail. The bail application was therefore dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner given the pending civil dispute over the land sale
- Whether the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedents justify denial of bail
- Whether the prosecution has established a prima facie case for the offences charged
Legislation cited
- B.N.S. — s. 318(4), 329(3), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 3(5)
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- land sale dispute
- pending civil suit
- false implication
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91559 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-733 Year-2024 Thana- MOTIHARI TOWN District- East
Champaran
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Ravi Singh @ Ravi Kumar Singh Son of Rajbanshi Singh R/o Village -
Mathurapur, P.S. - Turkuliya, Dist. - East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vikash Kumar Pankaj, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shantanu Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
5 30-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public
Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with
Motihari Town P.S. Case No. 733/2024 registered for the
offences punishable under Sections 318(4), 336(3), 338, 340(2),
329(3) and 3(5) of B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is accused of
selling the land which was purchased by the mother of the
informant by a registered sale deed.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has falsely been implicated in the case. It is next
submitted that petitioner has all the rights to sell the land
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belonging to the informant and his family as the informant’s
family has sold more than their share. Learned counsel further
submits that the title suit is pending and since the informant has
sold more than his share, the petitioner has got every right to
sell the land which is standing in the name of the mother of the
petitioner. Petitioner has four criminal antecedents and he is in
custody since 09.10.2025. The petitioner undertakes to co-
operate in the case/ trial.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer
for regular bail of the petitioner
6. Considering that no submission has been made as
to how much land has been sold by the informant or his family
members, prima facie I am of the view that considering the
pendency of the civil dispute, the petitioner should not have sold
the land which has been purchased in the name of the
petitioner’s mother, hence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail
to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-
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