IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
P. B. BAJANTHRI and S. B. PD. SINGH, JJ.
MJC No.1610 of 2023
(16.5.2025)
Chhotu Sharma @ Chhotu Kumar Sharma ... Petitioner
vs.
State of Bihar & Ors. ... Opp. Parties
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 41 [BNSS, 2023 – Section 35 (1) (2)] – Power of Police to arrest without warrant – Petitioner making contempt petition for his illegal detention, without their being any remand – From the provision of Section 41 Cr.P.C., it is crystal clear that a person cannot be arrested by the Police Officer only on its satisfaction that such person had committed the offence as mentioned in Section 41 Cr.P.C. – Police Officer before arrest, in such cases has to be further satisfied that such arrest will necessarily prevent such person from committing any further offence; or for proper investigation of the case; it is essential to prevent the accused from causing the evidences of the offence to disappear; or tampering with such evidence in any manner; or to prevent such from making any inducement, threat or promise to a witness so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or the Police Officer; or unless such accused person is arrested, his presence in the Court whenever required cannot be ensured – Law mandates the Police Officer to State the facts and record the reasons in writing which led him to come to a conclusion covered by any of the provisions aforesaid, while making such arrest – Law further requires the Police Officers to record the reasons in writing for not making the arrest in all cases where the arrest of a person is required under the provisions of Section 41 – In the present case, report of the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge clearly suggests that In-charge CJM has rightly, legally and correctly remanded two accused persons vide its remand order dated 13.02.2022 – However, learned Magistrate has passed the remand order in a mechanical manner and it is not a reasoned and speaking order – He should have passed the remand order in a speaking and reasoned manner – Registrar General directed to communicate the order to all the Principal District & Sessions Judges, State of Bihar, to sensitize the Judicial Officer as well as Director, Judicial Academy, Bihar for imparting proper training for strict compliance of the Order, so that Judicial Officers may not commit such type of error in future and comply the directives of the judgment – In the present case, there was sufficient material for remand sent by the IO of the case, however, the order of remand is not speaking and reasoned – MJC petition dropped. (Paras 17, 31, 35 & 43)
S. B. Pd. Singh, J. – Heard the parties.
2. The present petition has been filed for initiating contempt proceedings against the respondents/contemnors for deliberately and willfully disobeying and not complying the orders passed by Hon’ble Apex Court in illegally detaining the petitioner in judicial custody.
3. As the facts would unveil, the informant, Ruby Kumari registered an F.I.R against Kartik Sharma, Chandeshwari Sharma and petitioner Chhotu Sharma on 03.12.2021 alleging therein that on 10.07.2021, Kartik Kumar Sharma being neighbour of the informant took a loan of Rs. 5,20,000/- for personal need and promised to return the aforesaid amount by September, 2021 and as a security, he issued two cheques bearing Cheque Nos. 507316 and 507317 of the aforesaid amount in favour of the informant. However, when Kartik Sharma did not return the amount on the assigned date, he convened a Panchayti. In the Panchayati, co-accused Kartik Sharma, Chandeshwari Sharma and petitioner Chhotu Sharma assured the informant to return her money by 03.10.2021, else, informant would be free to receive her amount by submitting two cheques issued earlier into her bank account. When the informant did not receive her amount till 03.10.2021, she submitted aforesaid two cheques for its encashment which got bounced on account of insufficient balance in the account of the drawer. The informant, thereafter, served two legal notices on 11.10.2021 and 03.11.2021 respectively upon the accused persons but despite receiving the said notices, they neither returned the amount nor responded of the legal notices. On 24.11.2021, at about 9 O’ clock, all the F.I.R named accused persons including the petitioner came at the house of the informant, dashed and threatened her of dire consequences. Hence, the F.I.R.
4. The said complaint case was sent to the concerned Police Station under Section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C, on the basis of which, Supaul P.S. Case No. 821 of 2021 was registered against Kartik Sharma, Chandeshwari Sharma and petitioner Chhotu Sharma under Sections 341, 323, 354, 506, 420, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
5. As the narration would unfurl, on 12.02.2022, the Investigating Officer (respondent No. 9) arrested the petitioner along with other accused persons and produced them before learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Supaul (respondent No. 4), who was In-charge, C.J.M on that date.
6. On 12.02.2022, when the accused/writ petitioner were produced for the first time before the Magistrate, the following order was passed which has been brought on record as Annexure-2.
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7. From bare perusal of the order dated 12.02.2022, it clearly transpires that learned Magistrate had refused to remand the accused/writ petitioner because neither notices under Section 41A of the Cr.P.C was served upon the petitioner along with other co-accused person namely Chandeshwari Sharma nor the law laid down under Section 41(1) Cr.P.C has been complied nor Investigating Officer was present at the time of remand of the accused persons.
8. After refusing to remand the accused persons/writ petitioner, on the next day i
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