Patna High Court
Ranjeet Singh @ Tutu @ Tutu Singh @ RanjeetversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The court held that bail should be granted as the petitioner was not a flight risk and the statutory conditions for bail were satisfied.
Summary
The petitioner, Ranjeet Singh, husband of a deceased woman, applied for bail in a dowry death case registered under Sections 80(1), 238(a) and 3(5) of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023. He claimed innocence, alleging that the death was due to illness and that he was falsely implicated. The charge had already been framed and the petitioner had been in custody since 30 May 2025. The court considered the length of custody, the nature of the allegations, and the statutory provisions governing bail. It was satisfied that the petitioner was not a flight risk and that the bail conditions were adequate. Consequently, the court ordered his release on bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the same amount.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the accused in a dowry death case under Sections 80(1), 238(a) and 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
- Whether the accused’s claim of false implication and the circumstances of the death justify bail.
Legislation cited
- Bihar Narcotic Substances Act, 2023 — s. 238(a), 3(5), 80(1)
Subjects
- bail
- dowry death
- false implication
- Bihar Narcotic Substances Act
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11113 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2025 Thana- HULASGANJ District- Jehanabad
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Ranjeet Singh @ Tutu @ Tutu Singh @ Ranjeet Son of Late Kapil Singh
Resident of Village- Katauli, P.S.- Hulasganj, District- Jehanabad
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Amarnath Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Uma Shankar Prasad Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 18-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for
offence under Sections 80(1), 238(a), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023.
3. It is a case of dowry death. The petitioner is
husband of the deceased.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this
case. As a matter of fact, the deceased died due to illness, for
which, she was treated in hospital. Petitioner is in custody since
30.05.2025. In this case, charge has already been framed.
5. Considering the period of custody, let the above
named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of
Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11113 of 2026(2) dt.18-02-2026
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Jehanabad/ concerned Court in connection with Sessions Trial
No. 566 of 2025 / 52 of 2025, arising out of Hulasganj P.S. Case
No. 170 of 2025.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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