Patna High Court

Ranjeet RaiversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 31 January 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

Holding

The court upheld the earlier order and denied bail to the petitioner.

Summary

Ranjeet Rai, the petitioner, applied for bail in a criminal miscellaneous proceeding. An earlier bail application had been rejected by a coordinate bench of the Patna High Court on 18-01-2025. The petitioner appeared without counsel, while the State and the informant's counsel were present. The court found no fresh ground to reconsider the earlier order. Consequently, the petition for bail was again rejected.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail in the present circumstances

Subjects

bail
criminal procedure
high court
petition
reconsideration

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66543 of 2025
                          Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2024 Thana- SAHPUR District- Patna
                  ======================================================
                  Ranjeet Rai S/O Late Jamun Rai Resident of Village-Madhopur, PS-Shahpur,
                  Distt-Patna, Bihar

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

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :        None
                  For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP
                  For the informant        :        Mr. Kamleshwar Prasad Singh, Adv.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
                  PANDEY
                                        ORAL ORDER

4    31-01-2026                  None appears on behalf of the petitioner whereas the

                    counsel for the informant and the State are in appearance.

                               2. Earlier prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by a

                    co-ordinate bench of this court (then His Lordship was) vide order

                    dated 18-01-2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 85384 of 2024.

                                 3. There is no fresh ground for reconsideration of earlier

                    order dated 18-01-2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 85384 of 2024.

                                 4. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is,

                    again rejected.



                                         (Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
A.K.V.//-
U       T

Continue reading with your account

Checking your session…