IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23876 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALGANJ COMPLAINT CASE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1. Haresh Singh S/o Late Vishwanath Singh Resident of village- Basdila Khap, P.O and PS- Gopalganj town, District- Gopalganj 2. Sanjeeta Devi @ Sangita Devi W/o Biresh Singh Resident of village- Basdila Khap, P.O and PS- Gopalganj town, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar Bihar 2. Abdul Mannan S/o Dil Mohammad (Marhum) R/o vill - Dargah Road, ward no. 25, P.S.- Gopalganj Town, Distt.- Gopalganj ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Pankaj Kumar Dubey, Adv. For the State : Mr.Shailendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 5 09-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 121 of 2024, in which cognizance has been taken under Sections 467, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The complainant claims the land in dispute on the basis of a sale deed executed by the original raiyat, whereas the petitioners, claiming themselves to be heirs of the sikmidar, who sold that land in favour of co-accused Pradeep Kumar @ Pradeep Thakur. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the ancestor of the petitioners was the raiyat of the land on the basis of sikmidar rights, and the petitioners inherited that piece of land and Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23876 of 2025(5) dt.09-01-2026 2/2 thereafter sold it to the co-accused. 5. Learned counsel for the complainant has submitted that the claim of the petitioners is false and frivolous. The sikmidar, Dev Narayan Rai, died issueless, as such, there is no question of inheritance of his rights. 6. The complainant and the petitioners are claiming their rights on the same land. The complainant claims the land on the basis of a sale deed executed by the original raiyat, whereas the petitioners claim themselves to be lineal descendants of the sikmidar. There is dispute relating to the title of the land. The ultimate remedy lies in the civil court and not in the criminal court. 7. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender within four weeks before the learned court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. Vth Gopalganj in connection with Complaint Case No. 121 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. kundan/- (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) U T