Patna High Court
Ranjeet Ram @ DimagiversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRAVEEN KUMAR
Holding
The petitioners are entitled to regular bail in the present case.
Summary
The petitioners, Ranjeet Ram and Manikant Thakur, were arrested in connection with a violent incident that resulted in the death of a man and charged under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused participated in a mob assault, using firearms and iron rods, leading to the victim's death. The petitioners contended that they were never named in the FIR, were merely identified later during investigation, have clean antecedents, and have been in custody since 3 November 2025. They also highlighted that co‑accused had already been granted bail in separate proceedings. The Court, after considering the facts, the length of custody, and the lack of direct incriminating evidence, ordered that the petitioners be released on regular bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties each. The application for bail was therefore allowed.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners, who were not named in the FIR and are alleged participants in a serious offence, are entitled to regular bail.
- Whether the grant of bail to co‑accused in related matters influences the bail decision for the petitioners.
- Whether the period of custody and the petitioners' clean criminal record justify the grant of bail.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 103(1), 3(5)
Subjects
- regular bail
- criminal procedure
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Arms Act
- mob assault
- murder
- anticipatory bail
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21362 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-110 Year-2025 Thana- BHADAUR District- Patna
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1. Ranjeet Ram @ Dimagi S/O Brij Kishore Ram Resident of Village-
Nadwan, P.S- Barh, District- Patna.
2. Manikant Thakur S/O Murari Thakur Resident of Village- Nadwan, P.S-
Barh, District- Patna.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Naresh Dixit, Advocate
Ms. Shruti Singh, Advocate
Mr. Utkarsh Pathak, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anish Chandra, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVEEN KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
3 07-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned
A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioners have preferred this application for
grant of regular bail in connection with Bhadaur P.S. case No.
110 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under
Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and
Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The prosecution case, in short, is that while the
informant and his grandfather were moving on the vehicle in the
rally of a political party, in the meantime, on the way, the named
accused persons arrived and started abusing his grandfather.
When his grandfather opposed, co-accused Rajveer Singh and
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Karamveer Singh took him out from his vehicle and thereafter
co-accused Anant Singh fired upon him which hit on the heel of
the left leg due to which he fell down. It is further alleged that
co-accused Chotan Singh and Kanjay Singh, having iron rods in
their hands, assaulted on his stomach, back and head and
thereafter crushed him with Thar vehicle and thereafter fled
away. The deceased died on the way to the hospital.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted
that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been
implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the
petitioners are not named in the FIR, and their names have
surfaced only during the course of investigation being a member
of mob. It has further been submitted that the assailant of the
deceased Anant Singh @ Anant Kumar Singh has been granted
the privilege of bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court vide
order dated 19.03.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 835 of 2026.
Moreover, named co-accused persons, namely, Rajveer Singh
and Karamveer Singh have already been granted the privilege of
anticipatory bail by a co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order
dated 30.03.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 5212 of 2026. Lastly,
it has been submitted that the petitioners have got clean criminal
antecedent and are in custody since 03.11.2025.
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5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed
the prayer for bail of the petitioners.
6. Heard the parties and perused the record.
7. Considering the above facts and circumstances of
the case as well as the period of custody, let the petitioners
above-named, be enlarged on bail 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 Court
concerned, Patna, in connection with Bhadaur P.S. Case No. 110
of 2025.
8. The application stands allowed.
(Praveen Kumar, J)
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