Patna High Court
Ranjit KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- KHATIM REZA
Holding
The petitioner is entitled to regular bail.
Summary
The petitioner, Ranjit Kumar, was charged under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly entering the informant's house, threatening her with a pistol and committing rape on 29‑08‑2025. He sought regular bail, contending that he was falsely implicated, that the victim had previously settled disputes with him, and that a joint compromise petition dated 02‑01‑2026 indicated the informant no longer wished to pursue the case. The informant and the State did not oppose the bail application. The court, noting the lack of opposition, the existence of a compromise, the petitioner's clean record and the circumstances of the case, ordered his release on bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties. The application for bail was therefore allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious nature of the offences alleged.
- Whether the existence of a joint compromise petition and the informant's non‑opposition affect the grant of bail.
- Whether the petitioner’s lack of prior criminal antecedents warrants bail.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 115(2), 126(2), 183, 329(4), 351(3), 64(1), 74, 75(2)
Subjects
- regular bail
- rape
- criminal procedure
- joint compromise petition
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- judicial custody
- non‑opposition by prosecution
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15430 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2025 Thana- ALIPUR District- Gaya
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Ranjit Kumar Son of Kripal Yadav @ Ram Kripal Yadav R/o -Village - Mira
Bigha, P.S.- Alipur, District - Gaya Ji.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. X Wife of Sukhu Yadav R/o Village - Mira Bigha, P.S.- Alipur, Dist. - Gaya
Ji.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Sinha, Advocate
For the State : Mrs. Pronoti Singh, APP
For the informant : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA
ORAL ORDER
2 12-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seek regular bail in Alipur P.S. Case
No. 116 of 2025 dated 30-08-2025, registered under Sections
115(2), 126(2), 329(4), 74, 75(2) 64(1) & 351(3) of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that in the night
of 29.08.2025 at about 10:30 P.M., the petitioner entered the
house of the informant through the roof, threatened her with a
pistol and committed rape. When she raised alarm, her father-in-
law came, whereafter the petitioner fled away from the spot.
4.Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
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petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in the
present case. It is further submitted that the victim/informant, in
her statement recorded under Section 183 of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 before the learned Magistrate has
supported the prosecution case. However, she also stated that
previous disputes between the parties had been amicably settled.
It is submitted that in the present case as well, the petitioner and
the informant have filed a joint compromise petition dated
02.01.2026 before the concerned court stating that the informant
does not wish to pursue the matter further. It is further submitted
that earlier the informant had demanded money from the
petitioner, pursuant to which, the petitioner transferred Rs.
5,000/- on 02.08.2024 and Rs. 10,000/- on 05.08.2024 through
UPI to the informant’s account in Bank of Baroda. Further
submission is that the petitioner and the informant were
acquainted with each other prior to the alleged occurrence and
on account of some misunderstanding, the present case has been
lodged. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner is in judicial
custody since 01.09.2025 and has no criminal antecedents.
5. Learned counsel for the informant as well as the
learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State have not
controverted the submissions advanced on behalf of the
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petitioner and have not opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of
the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let
the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of
Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM VI Gayaji, in
connection with Alipur P.S. Case No. 116 of 2025.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Khatim Reza, J)
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