Patna High Court
Ravi RanjanversusState Of Bihar and Anr
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISPOSED
- Bench
- SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
Holding
The petition was disposed of as infructuous, with no order set aside, because the petitioner had already been acquitted.
Summary
The petitioner, Ravi Ranjan, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking to set aside a condition imposed by the Sessions Judge while granting anticipatory bail, which required him to pay Rs. 5,000 per month to his wife for medical and daily expenses. The petitioner had already been acquitted in the underlying complaint case on 30 January 2024, rendering the bail order moot. The State did not oppose the petitioner's request to dispose of the petition. The High Court, after considering the submissions and the trial court’s report, held that the petition had become infructuous and ordered its disposal without addressing the validity of the condition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed as unnecessary.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate remedy under Section 482 CrPC for a petition seeking to set aside a condition imposed in an anticipatory bail order?
- Does the acquittal of the petitioner render the anticipatory bail order and its conditions infructuous and thus non-justiciable?
- Is the condition of monthly payment to the petitioner’s wife lawful in the context of anticipatory bail?
Legislation cited
- Criminal Procedure Code — s. 482
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- Section 482 CrPC
- acquittal
- infructuous petition
- criminal procedure
- condition of bail
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60998 of 2018
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1436 Year-2017 Thana- VAISALI COMPLAINT CASE
District- Vaishali
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Ravi Ranjan Son of Birendra Kumar Singh, Resident of Village- Khokasha
Bujurg, P.S.- Desari, District- Vaishali at Hajipur, Presently residing at 295J,
Scout and Guide Kutir, Micro Wave Railway Colony, Sonepur, District-
Saran.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. State Of Bihar
2. Anamika Singh, Wife of Ravi Ranjan, Daughter of Ravi Kumar Singh,
Resident of Village- Khokasha Bujurg, P.S.- Desari, District- Vaishali,
presently residing at Village- Bhairopur, P.O.- Bhairopur Deodhi, P.S.-
Bidupur, District- Vaishali.
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashish Kumar Ranjan, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Sri Nityanand, APP
For O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Awadhesh Kr. Singh, Advocate
Ms. Shyama Rani, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
2 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The present petition has been filed under Section
482 Cr.P.C. for setting aside the part of order dated 27.06.2018
passed in Complaint Case No. 1436 of 2017, Trial No. 2976 of
2018 by which learned Sessions Judge, Hajipur at Vaishali while
granting anticipatory bail to the petitioner illegally imposed
condition to pay Rs. 5000/- per month to O.P. No. 2 towards
medical and other daily expenses borne by her.
3. As per the report, vide letter no. 784/Admn. dated
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60998 of 2018(2) dt.28-01-2026
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09.10.2025, submitted by the Court concerned, Complaint Case
No. 1436 of 2017 has been disposed of and the petitioner has
already been acquitted on 30.01.2024.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner has already been acquitted and this case has become
infructuous, accordingly, the same may be disposed of.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has no objection to this
prayer of the petitioner.
6. Considering the submissions of learned counsels
for the parties and report of the learned Trial Court, this case is
disposed of having become infructuous.
(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)
rakhi/-
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