Patna High Court
Ranjan Das @ Monu KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The court held that bail could not be granted due to the specific and direct nature of the accusation and the petitioner’s criminal antecedents.
Summary
The petitioner, Ranjan Das, applied for bail in a case registered under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103 and 61(2) of the B.N.S., alleging that he was falsely implicated in the brutal assault and subsequent death of an informant’s brother. The FIR alleged that the petitioner, along with six others, assaulted the victim with lathi, danda and an iron rod and threw him near a railway line, leading to his death. The petitioner claimed innocence and highlighted that he had been in custody since 18‑07‑2024, while the State opposed bail, emphasizing the direct accusation against him and his six prior criminal antecedents. The court examined the seriousness of the offences, the specificity of the accusation, and the petitioner’s criminal record, and concluded that bail could not be granted. Consequently, the bail petition was rejected, and the trial court was directed to expedite the trial within one year of the order.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner given the seriousness of the offences under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103 and 61(2) of the B.N.S. and his criminal antecedents.
- Whether the specific and direct nature of the accusation against the petitioner justifies denial of bail.
Legislation cited
- B.N.S. — s. 103, 190, 191(2), 191(3), 61(2)
Subjects
- bail
- criminal antecedents
- assault
- murder
- Sections 191, 190, 103, 61(2)
- high court
- expedited trial
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66173 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2025 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai
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Ranjan Das @ Monu Kumar Son of Parashnath Das Resident of Village -
Muhammadpur Ward No.- 38, P.S.- Begusarai Town, District - Begusarai.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
4 12-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the
offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103 and
61(2) of the B.N.S..
3. As per F.I.R. on 15.04.2025 at about 6 AM, co-
accused Karan Kumar called informant’s brother and took him
away and later on, informant saw his brother lying in injured
condition near railway line and on being asked, informant’s
brother told that co-accused Karan Kumar, alongwith six other
named accused persons, including this petitioner, brutally
assaulted him with lathi, danda and iron rod and thereafter,
threw him near railway line. Subsequently, informant’s brother
died.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66173 of 2025(4) dt.12-02-2026
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is quite innocent and has falsely been implicated in
this case merely on suspicion. Charge-sheet has already been
submitted and petitioner is in custody since 18.07.2024.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has
vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner
and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. on the basis
of disclosure made by none else than the deceased himself and
has got six criminal antecedents.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, specific and direct nature of accusation and criminal
antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the
petitioner is rejected.
7. However, considering the fact that petitioner is in
custody since 18.07.2024, the learned trial court is directed to
expedite the trial and conclude the same, preferably within a
period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy
of this order.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-
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