Patna High Court
Rahul Kumar @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar @ Ravi RanjanversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The Court held that regular bail could not be granted as the petitioner was sufficiently connected to the alleged offence.
Summary
The petitioner, Rahul Kumar, was arrested in connection with a case of alleged loot on a highway (Pandarak P.S. Case No.185 of 2025) under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. He applied for regular bail, claiming innocence and having been in custody since 3 December 2025. The State opposed the bail application, arguing that the prosecution had sufficient material linking the petitioner to the crime. The Court examined the evidence and concluded that the material was adequate to connect the petitioner with the loot. Consequently, the Court declined to grant regular bail. The application for regular bail was rejected.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner under Section 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 given the evidence linking him to the alleged loot.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 309(4)
Subjects
- regular bail
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Section 309(4)
- loot
- highway crime
- Patna High Court
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10824 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2025 Thana- PANDARAK District- Patna
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Rahul Kumar @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar @ Ravi Ranjan S/O Sulindra Yadav R/O
Village- Shekhpura, P.S- Pandarak, Dist.- Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Arjun Prasad
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
4 13-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and
learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with
Pandarak P.S. Case No. 185 of 2025 registered for the offence
under Sections 309(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner along
with others is accused of committing loot on the highway.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence.
Petitioner is in custody since 03.12.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
opposed the prayer for bail.
6. I have considered the submissions of the parties and
have gone through the records of the case. During the
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investigation, sufficient materials have come to connect the
petitioner with the crime. Considering the fact that the petitioner
has participated in committing loot on the highway, this Court is
not inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly, this application for regular bail stands
rejected.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
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