Patna High Court

Ranjan Yadav @ Vasisth YadavversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 2 February 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The Court granted bail to the petitioners subject to a bond of Rs 10,000, two sureties, and compliance with Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Summary

The petitioners, four Yadav brothers, filed a bail application fearing arrest in a case registered under multiple sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to assault, rioting and other offences arising from a land dispute. They contended that the specific assault allegations were directed only at co‑accused Laxman Yadav and Ranjay Yadav, and that the charges against them were merely general. One of the petitioners has a prior criminal antecedent and is currently on bail, while the others claim clean records. The State opposed the bail on the ground of the seriousness of the offences. The Court, after considering the facts, ordered that the petitioners be released on bail if they are arrested or surrender within eight weeks, upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties each, subject to conditions under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The order thus grants bail with specified safeguards.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners are entitled to bail in the pending criminal case under the cited sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Legislation cited

Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482
Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 109, 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 126(2), 303(2), 3(5), 352

Subjects

bail
criminal procedure
land dispute
assault
Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita
Section 482
Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3241 of 2026
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-298 Year-2025 Thana- MANJHAGARH District- Gopalganj
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           1.     Ranjan Yadav @ Vasisth Yadav S/o Bharath Yadav R/o vill - Madhu Sareya,
                  P.S.- Manjhagarh, Distt.- Gopalganj
           2.    Rahul Yadav @ Rahul Kumar Yadav S/o Dasrath Yadav R/o vill - Madhu
                 Sareya, P.S.- Manjhagarh, Distt.- Gopalganj
           3.    Vinay Yadav @ Vinay Kumar Yadav S/o Kishore Yadav R/o vill - Madhu
                 Sareya, P.S.- Manjhagarh, Distt.- Gopalganj
           4.    Dinesh Yadav S/o Late Sadavriksh Yadav R/o vill - Madhu Sareya, P.S.-
                 Manjhagarh, Distt.- Gopalganj

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :      Mr.Anand Vardhan & Ms. Shubhangi Pandey
                 For the Opposite Party/s :      Mr.Umeshanand Pandit, APP
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

2   02-02-2026                    Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case

                   registered for the offence under Sections 126(2), 303(2), 115(2),

                   109, 352, 117(2), 118(1), 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

                                3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that

                   from perusal of F.I.R., it is apparent that specific accusation of

                   assault is against co-accused Laxman Yadav and Ranjay Yadav.

                   So far as these petitioners are concerned, allegation of assault is

                   general and omnibus. Learned counsel further submits that on
           Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3241 of 2026(2) dt.02-02-2026
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                     account of land dispute between the parties, Maarpeet took

                     place in which both sides sustained injuries. Present case is

                     counter blast of Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 295 of 2025, which

                     was lodged by one of the co-accused against informant and

                     others. Petitioner nos. 1, 3 & 4 claim clean antecedent, whereas,

                     petitioner no. 2 has one criminal antecedent, in which, he is on

                     bail.

                                  4. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail

                     petition.

                                  5. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances,

                     let the above named petitioners, in the event of their

                     arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be

                     enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten

                     thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the

                     satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in

                     connection with Manjhagarh P.S. Case No. 298 of 2025, subject

                     to condition as laid down under Section 482 of the Bhartiya

                     Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.



                                                         (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
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