Ravi Ranjan Kumar @ Ravi Ranjan Paswan @ Ravi Ranjan @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1008 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-351 Year-2025 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan Kumar @ Ravi Ranjan Paswan @ Ravi Ranjan @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar Paswan S/O Anand Paswan R/O Vill.- Chokipur (Paswan Chowk) P.S.- Udawantnagar, (O.P.), Dist.- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shiv Prasad Gupta, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-03-2026 Heard Mr. Shiv Prasad Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 27.07.2025 in connection with Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 351 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 07.07.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 109, 352, 118(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and u/s 27 of the Arms Act.
3. Allegation against the petitioner is of committing assault and abusing to the informant.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the
2/4 present case. The allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. It appears from the FIR itself that due to some petty dispute, the present occurrence has taken place, although, the specific allegation against the petitioner is that he has fired upon the victim. Learned counsel further submits that due to spur of the moment, the present occurrence has taken place and there was no intention to kill anyone. Similarly situated co-accused person, namely, Nandan Paswan @ Rohit Paswan has been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 18.11.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 75097 of 2025, co-accused person, namely, Ravish Kumar @ Ravish Paswan @ Ravish Kumar Paswan has been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court vide order dated 10.10.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 73822/2025. He further submits that the petitioner is in judicial custody since 25.09.2023.
5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the petitioner carries one more case other than the present one but fairly submits on the basis of paragraph 3 of the bail petition that petitioner is on bail in the pending matter.
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6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and also the fact that similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Hon'ble Court and also by this Court, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, in connection with Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 351 of 2025, with the following conditions: i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the
4/4 acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Ranjeet/- U T