Ranjay Yadav @ Ranjay Kumar Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27871 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2021 Thana- NAVINAGAR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Ranjay Yadav @ Ranjay Kumar Yadav S/o Murari Yadav R/o vill - Bhawanokhap, P.S. - Nabingagar, Distt. - Aurangabad (Bihar) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Birendra Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 15-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 179 of 2021 lodged on 05.08.2021 for the offences punishable under Section 147, 148, 149, 323, 337, 338, 307, 332, 333, 353, 427, 435, 504, 283, 188 of the Indian Penal Code read with sections 3, 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against 76 named and 300-400 unknown accused persons against whom there is an allegation that they have indulged in violence and started pelting stones and damaged the police vehicle. It is further alleged that they have also created hindrance in the discharge of official duty of police officials.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Counsel

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27871 of 2024(2) dt.15-05-2024 2/2 also submits that there is a general and omnibus allegation against the present petitioner and other accused persons and there is no specific act or overt act against the present petitioner. Counsel further submits that the criminal antecedent of the petitioner is clean. Counsel submits that several accused persons have been granted bail by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide orders dated 14.07.2022 & 19.07.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 66121 of 2021 & 68863 of 2021.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. As such, considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be release on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.30,000/- (thirty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.- I, Aurangabad, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Divyansh/- U T