Patna High Court
Ranjit KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
Anticipatory bail was granted to the petitioners subject to a bail bond and sureties under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Summary
The petitioners, five residents of Daulatpur village, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a case (PS Case No. 328 of 2025) alleging offences under multiple sections of the B.N.S. The prosecution alleged that the petitioners, along with other accused, assaulted an informant and his family using iron rods, lathis and a pistol. The petitioners contended they were innocent, stating that both parties belong to the same lineage and the incident arose from a trivial dispute, resulting in mutual injuries and a counter‑case. The State opposed the bail application. Considering the factual matrix, the existence of a case‑and‑counter‑case, and the petitioners' clean antecedents, the Court granted anticipatory bail, directing each petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties, subject to Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under the circumstances of the case
Legislation cited
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- criminal procedure
- clean antecedents
- case and counter‑case
- bail bond
- sureties
- Section 482
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7039 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-328 Year-2025 Thana- KONCH District- Gaya
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1. Ranjit Kumar Son of Dineshwar Yadav Resident of village- Daulatpur PS
-Konch Distt -Gaya (Gayaji)
2. Sanjay yadav @ Sanjay Kumar Son of Dineshwar Yadav Resident of
village- Daulatpur PS -Konch Distt -Gaya (Gayaji)
3. Amarjit Yadav @ Amarjit Kumar son of Dineshwar yadav Resident of
village- Daulatpur PS -Konch Distt -Gaya (Gayaji)
4. Ranjay Yadav @ Ranjay Kumar son of Vineshwar Yadav @ Bineshwar
Yadav Resident of village- Daulatpur PS -Konch Distt -Gaya (Gayaji)
5. Dhananjay Yadav @ Dhananjay Kumar son of Vineshwar Yadav @
Bineshwar Yadav Resident of village- Daulatpur PS -Konch Distt -Gaya
(Gayaji)
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioners : Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
2 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case
registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2),
191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 110, 74, 352, 351(2) and
324(2) of the B.N.S..
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that all the
F.I.R. named accused persons, including these petitioners,
abused and assaulted informant and his family members by
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means of iron rod, lathi and pistol.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on
behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and
have committed no offence. As a matter of fact, both parties are
descendants of the same ancestor and on account of trivial
dispute, altercation took place which led to maar-peet between
the parties in which both sides sustained injuries. There is case
and counter-case. The present case is counter-blast of Konch
P.S. Case No. 327 of 2025 which was lodged by petitioners’ side
against informant and others. Petitioners claim clean
antecedents.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the
petitioners.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, case and counter-case between the parties and clean
antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of
anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.
7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within
a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named
petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.
10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like
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amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-VIII, Gaya
in connection with Konch P.S. Case No. 328 of 2025, subject to
condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S..
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
shashank/-
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