Ranjan Kumar @ Raj Banshi @ Raviranjan Rajbanshi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13793 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2023 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar @ Raj Banshi @ Raviranjan Rajbanshi Son of Gauri Shankar Sah R/o Village- Kiratpur Rajaram, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, Dist.- Vaishali, Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Vasant Vikas, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 116 of 2023 instituted for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 363, 364(A) of the Indian Penal Code.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that the informant received a call on his mobile through which he came to know that his brothers are in possession of the caller. The caller further demanded ransom of Rs. 50,000/- for their release.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13793 of 2024(3) dt.19-04-2024 2/3 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 10-10-2023. Petitioner is stated to be man of clean antecedent.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Petitioner has no concern with the said mobile phone and mobile number. It is also submitted that victim in his statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.PC has not disclosed the name of the petitioner and petitioner was not put on TI parade, who shows no complicity of the petitioner in the alleged occurrence. Charge sheet has already been submitted in this case. Other co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide order dated 10-04-2024, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 78010 of 2023.

6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner, clean antecedent of the petitioner and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13793 of 2024(3) dt.19-04-2024 3/3 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 116 of 2023.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T