Patna High Court

Ranjesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 12 March 2026
Disposal: ALLOWED
Bench: SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA

Holding

The Court granted bail to the petitioners subject to the conditions prescribed under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

Summary

The petitioners, Ranjesh Kumar and Raushan Kumar, applied for bail in a case registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, alleging they were falsely implicated due to local political and land‑dispute motives. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners assaulted an informant, her son and granddaughter, causing simple injuries. The petitioners contended they have no criminal antecedent, the injuries were minor, and they are willing to cooperate with the investigation. The State opposed the bail application. Considering the clean antecedent of the petitioners, the nature of the alleged injuries, and the lack of specific allegations against them, the Court ordered bail on the condition of furnishing a Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties and compliance with Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.

Issues considered

Whether bail should be granted to the petitioners under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Whether the circumstances and clean antecedent of the petitioners justify bail despite the prosecution's allegations.
Application of Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in granting bail.

Legislation cited

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — s. 482(2)
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 109, 115(2), 126(2), 3(5)

Subjects

bail
criminal procedure
false implication
land dispute
clean antecedent
Section 482
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14946 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1111 Year-2025 Thana- JAHANABAD District- Jehanabad
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           1.     Ranjesh Kumar S/o Late Rohan Paswan R/o Village- Khidarpura, P.S-
                  Kalpa, Dist- Jehanabad.
           2.    Raushan Kumar S/o Late- Rohan Paswan R/o Village- Khidarpura, P.S-
                 Kalpa, Dist- Jehanabad.

                                                                                 ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                      Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Ms. Riya Kashyap, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Dr. Ajeet Kumar, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   12-03-2026                        Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

                   learned A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case

                   registered under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109 and 3(5) of

                   Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

                                 3. As per prosecution case, all the accused persons

                   including the petitioners assaulted the informant, her son and

                   her granddaughter due to which they sustained injuries.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that

                   petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the

                   present case due to local politics and land dispute. Further

                   submission is that there is no specific allegation against the
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14946 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026
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                      petitioners. There is case and counter case. The injuries to the

                      injured are simple in nature. Petitioners have no criminal

                      antecedent. They undertake to cooperate in the investigation and

                      trial.

                                      5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State

                      opposed the bail application.

                                      6. Having considered the facts and circumstances

                      of the case, nature of allegation and clean antecedent of the

                      petitioners, let the above named petitioners be released on bail,

                      in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below

                      within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail

                      bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two

                      sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned

                      Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with

                      Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 1111 of 2025, subject to the conditions

                      as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik

                      Suraksha Sanhita.



                                              (Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
utkarsh/-

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