The court favored anticipatory bail for the petitioners based on the absence of substantial evidence suggesting flight risk or criminal intent.

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 24-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for anticipatory bail has been filed by the petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Barahiya P.S. Case no. 144 of 2021 instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 420 , 467, 468, 471/34 of the Indian Penal Code .

3. As per allegation in the FIR, informant is owner of khata No. 717, Kashra No. 520 measuring total area 25 decimal of land. He is having peaceful possession over it for more than

35-40 years. But in order to evict and harass the informant, Basant Kumar by hatching a conspiracy got a Jamabandi revenue receipt in his favour by an illegal manner and filed a Suit No. 15 of 2020. Forged document was prepared by the accused persons with intention to grab the informant’s land, then the present FIR.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. They have been falsely implicated in this case with an ulterior motive and dirty village politics. Petitioner no. 1 is wife of petitioner no. 2. Petitioners have not sold 25 decimal of land to any person then how the informant came in possession over the said land. The land in question is recorded in the name of great grand-father of the petitioner, namely, Manjhi Singh. Moreover, it is purely a civil dispute. Petitioners have got clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of Bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the facts and circumstances of the case as stated above, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender in connection with Barahiya P.S. Case no. 144 of 2021, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Lakhisarai subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

7. Informant will be at liberty to move for cancellation of the said Jamabandi, if it is wrongly standing in the name of the petitioners.

(S. B. Pd. Singh, J)