Patna High Court – Orders
Md. Salimuddin @ Md. Salimuddin Ansari vs The State Of Bihar on 24 July, 2026
Author: Rajiv Roy
Bench: Rajiv Roy
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24018 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1161 Year-2024 Thana- BUXAR COMPLAINT CASE District-
Buxar
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Md. Salimuddin @ Md. Salimuddin Ansari S/o Late Naimuddin Ansari R/o
Village - Balihar, P.S - Simari, District - Buxar, Bihar
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Md. Sarajuddin S/o Riyajuddin Ansari R/o Village - Balihar, P.S - Simari,
District - Buxar, Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Jyoti Prasad, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 24-07-2026
Heard Mrs. Jyoti Prasad, learned counsel for the
petitioner and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in
connection with Complaint Case No. 1161 of 2024 for the
offence under sections 406, 420, 467, 468, 471, 504, 506, 323 of
the I.P.C corresponding under sections 318(4), 338, 336(3),
430(2), 352, 351(2), 115(2) of the B.N.S. by the complainant,
Sarajuddin.
3. As per the complainant, the petitioner visited his
place in the year 2013 and was informed that he has been
appointed as an agent of Vigyor Gold Limited and assured of
substantial profit if amount is deposited.
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4. Accepting his version Rs. 5,75,000/- was deposited
but no payment made and when their complain reached the
house of the accused in March, 2018, he was abused.
5. A legal notice was sent which followed the present
complaint in which cognizance has been taken under section
318 (4) and 316 of the B.N.S.
6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he
himself is a victim of of the circumstance. Being an unemployed
person, he trusted the finance company and was accordingly
appointed as an agent. He himself invested a substantial amount
of his/family members and felt cheated when they disappeared
around 2016-17. He himself has preferred complaint vide
complaint no. 133 (C) of 2017 long after that in the year 2014,
the present case.
7. He is vigorously pursuing the matter on his behalf
as also on behalf of the local villagers who trusted him and is
taking all possible steps to see to it that the amount comes to
them. Last submission is that the petitioner do not have any
criminal antecedent.
8. Learned APP opposes the prayer submitting that
giving false promise, the money was taken but the petitioner
failed to return the same.
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9. Taking into account the submissions aforesaid, as
also that petitioner himself filed complaint in the year 2017, he
do not have any criminal antecedent, in that background, this
Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of anticipatory bail
with conditions.
10. Let the petitioner be released on bail in the event
of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from the
receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-
(Ten thousand) with two sureties of like amount each to the
satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Buxar in
connection with Complaint Case No. 1161 of 2024 subject to
the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family
member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official
document (Aadhaar Card/Voter ID Card/Pan Card/Driving
License) to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date
before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive
dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his
bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or
promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences,
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cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner shall desist from committing any
criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty
to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds.
11. Before parting, this Court would like to put on
records its word of appreciation for Mrs. Jyoti Prasad for the
proper assistance rendered in the matter.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Sanny/-
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