IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82012 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-308 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAON District- Banka ====================================================== 1. Basudeo Sharma S/o- Late Ram Bhajjo Sharma Resident of Amdaha P.S- Rajoun, Dist- Banka 2. Gita Devi W/o- Basudeo Sharma Resident of Amdaha P.S- Rajoun, Dist- Banka 3. Satyam Sharma S/o- Basudeo Sharma Resident of Amdaha P.S- Rajoun, Dist- Banka ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 14-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Petitioners apprehend arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 316(2), 318(4), 352, 3(5) of BNS. 3. As per prosecution case, petitioners committed financial fraud with fellow villager. In January 2020, the accused called 49 village families to his home and allured them forming a financial scheme under the name "Rural Development Committee Mistri Tola Amdaaha", requiring monthly deposits of 500 per member. It was assured that members could take loans at 21% monthly interest, and transactions would be Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82012 of 2025(5) dt.14-07-2026 2/2 recorded in individual passbooks issued by Sharma. Trusting Sharma's reputation, the villagers mostly daily wage labourers joined the scheme. Funds were deposited regularly from February 2020, and occasional loans were availed. After five years, in February 2025, when the participants demanded return of their investments, accused persons started avoiding them. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case due to village politics, since parties are co-villagers. There is no prima-facie evidence to substantiate the allegations. Petitioners claim clean antecedent. 5. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail. He submits that petitioners are named in the FIR with allegation that they in collusion with other co-accused committed fraud with villagers. They got deposited amount from the villagers but later on refused to return the proceeds and fled. 6. Considering the nature and gravity of accusation, prayer for bail of these petitioners is rejected. shashi/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T