Disputes of a civil nature do not warrant criminal charges; bail granted despite allegations.

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 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 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. 1^st 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)