Patna High Court
Ranjan Kumar @ VidhyakversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- PURNENDU SINGH
Holding
Pre‑arrest bail was denied to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Ranjan Kumar, applied for pre‑arrest bail in a case (Maner P.S. Case No. 527 of 2024) alleging his involvement in the murder of an informant's husband. The FIR originally named eight accused, but the bail application mistakenly claimed the petitioner was also named; the petitioner argued this was an inadvertent error. The charges include offences under Sections 140(1), 109, 61(2), 3(5) of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act, with Section 103(1) of the BNS later added. The court examined whether the petitioner was truly implicated and considered the seriousness of the alleged joint intention to assault and kill. Finding the allegations serious and the petitioner’s alleged participation in the murder, the judge declined to grant pre‑arrest bail. Consequently, the bail application was dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to pre‑arrest bail despite alleged involvement in a murder.
- Whether the petitioner’s name is correctly recorded in the FIR for the offences charged.
- Whether the nature of the offences under the BNS and Arms Act warrants denial of bail.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- pre‑arrest bail
- murder
- BNS
- Arms Act
- bail denial
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12536 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-527 Year-2024 Thana- MANER District- Patna
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Ranjan Kumar @ Vidhyak Son of Guljan Ray @ Gulzar Ray R/o Village -
Lodipur, P.S. - Maner, Dist. - Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Bilash Roy Raman, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH
ORAL ORDER
3 28-04-2026 Heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ram Bilash Roy
Raman, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection
with Maner P.S. Case No. 527 of 2024 registered for the offence
punishable under Sections 140(1), 109, 61(2), 3(5) of the BNS
and Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, petitioner
along with other co-accused persons, had allegedly killed the
husband of the informant.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner submitted that petitioner is not named in the FIR,
which is against altogether eight persons, however, due to
inadvertence, in paragraph no. 4 of the bail application, he has
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given information that petitioner is also named in the FIR. It is
the case of the petitioner that name of the petitioner has been
disclosed by the informant in her restatement and he admits that
the husband of the informant has died, whose dead body has not
been reocvered till date as per the report contained in Memo No.
2020/24 dated 20.03.2026 and Section 103(1) of the BNS was
also added lateron.
5. Considering the nature of allegation against the
petitioner, who with a common intention, had assaulted and
killed the husband of the informant, I am not inclined to enlarge
the petitioner on pre-arrest bail.
6. Accordingly, the present application stands
dismissed.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
Niraj/-
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