Authority: High Court of Judicature at Patna
Order Date: 15-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Sindhu Devi, Sita Devi, Pavitar Devi (wives), Virendra Baitha, Raj Kishor Bhagat, Umesh Rai (residents of Village Tikuliya, P.S. Muffasil, District East Champaran).
- Opposite Parties: The State of Bihar and Girindra Mohan Prasad, S/o Jagdish Narayan, Co‑Operative Extension Officer, Motihari Block, District East Champaran.
- Criminal Miscellaneous Case No. 45453 of 2026, arising out of PS Case No. 46 Year‑2026, Thana Motihari Muffasil, District East Champaran.
- Offences alleged under Sections 316(5) and 3(5) of the Bihar Naxal Suppression Act (B.N.S.), 2023.
- Allegation: The informant claimed the deadline for depositing Cash Money Received (CMR) against total procured paddy for Kharif season 2023‑24 was 31‑Oct‑2024, but Tikuliya PACS failed to supply 100 % CMR equivalent, leaving a shortfall of Rs 32,58,762.52.
- Petitioners contend they have clean antecedents and were falsely implicated; the PACS President was previously taken into custody, released on bail (order dated 01‑Apr‑2026, B.P. No. 587 of 2026), deposited Rs 16 lakh and assured the District Court of depositing the remaining amount within six months.
- Learned counsel for petitioners: Mr. Dhandev Kumar; for opposite party: Ms. Nirmala Kumari.
- State counsel opposed the anticipatory bail.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after considering the submissions, granted anticipatory bail to the six petitioners.
- Conditions: Each petitioner must furnish a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties of equal amount, to be satisfied by the trial court where the case is pending.
- The bail is effective if the petitioners are arrested or surrender within six weeks from the order date.
- The order is subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Topics: Anticipatory Bail, Agricultural Procurement Dispute