IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81850 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2023 Thana- BUXAR District- Buxar ====================================================== Ajeet Kumar @ Ajit Kumar S/o Late Ashok Kumar Incharge of Bihar State Seeds Corp. Buxar, (At Present in Judicial Custody), Resident Of Mohalla Road No 4, Rewa Road, Sir Ganesh Dutt Nagar, Bhagwanpur, P.s.- Bhagwanpur (Sadar), Dist.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Harendra kumar Mishra S/o late gopal mishra vill kKanjiya P S sikraul Lakh Buxar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shankar Dayal Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, APP Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4 27-04-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Buxar Town P.S. Case No. 43 of 2023, which was initially registered for offences under Sections 420, 406, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Subsequently, Section 409 of the IPC was also added. 3. The petitioner issued a cheque of Rs. 25 lakhs, which was dishonoured upon presentation. The petitioner, however, has taken the defence that the cheque was lost or stolen and has been misused. This defence cannot be examined by this Court in this proceeding, as it is a very common defence Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81850 of 2025(4) dt.27-04-2026 2/2 and right from the date when the NI Act was promulgated, this defence has been taken by accused persons. The petitioner is in custody since 21.10.2024. 4. The allegations against the petitioner are serious and grave in nature. There exists prima facie material indicating his involvement in the commission of the offence. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature of allegation and the materials available on record, this Court is not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, this application for regular bail stands rejected. The Trial is directed to be expedited. 7. It is made clear that any observation made herein is prima facie in nature and limited solely for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application. Such observations shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case and shall not influence the trial or any other proceedings in any manner. Shishir/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U T