Ranjit Singh @ Kalua v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32449 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2023 Thana- KIUL RAIL P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Ranjit Singh @ Kalua S/o Late Chandra Shekhar Singh R/o VillageGodhaha, P.S.- Budhuchak, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Adv.
For the State :
Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 328, 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. A perusal of the FIR would go to show that the informant, namely, Awadhesh Pandey, had received a phone call from RPF, Malda that his son Sumit Kumar was found in a unconscious state in Kiul Malda Intercity. It has further been alleged that the said Sumit Kumar, after gaining his senses disclosed that on 14.07.2023, he had purchased Jhalmurhi from a vendor and an unknown passenger had put his hand in the said Jhalmurhi whereafter he had become unconscious and his belongings had been stolen away.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the FIR had been lodged against unknown and the name of the petitioner transpired in the present case on the basis of the confessional statement of co-accused Lalu Singh before police wherein he has stated that the petitioner is also a member of a gang which intoxicates train passengers and commits loot of their belongings. It is further submitted that besides the said confessional statement of co-accused, there is no other material collected during the course of investigation to connect the petitioner to the alleged occurrence. No recovery was made from his physical or conscious possession. It is further submitted that no TIP has been conducted and in the absence of the same, the charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner on 30.10.2024. It is next submitted that petitioner has surrendered in the present case on 25.03.2025 and since then, he has been languishing in custody.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the grant of bail to the petitioner on the ground that he has three criminal antecedents. However, in response to the same, it is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is on bail in all three cases. 6.
Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, the above named petitioner is directed to be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32449 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 3/3 enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Rail Kiul (GRP) P.S. Case No. 217 of 2023, subject to the following conditions:
(1) One of the bailors will be family members or own close relatives of the petitioner who will give an affidavit of genealogy as to how he is related to the petitioner.
(2) The petitioner shall remain physically present in the court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without substantial and satisfactory reason, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned.
(3) The learned Court below would verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the learned Court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner. However, it is expected that the verification process would be done expeditiously without causing any delay. (Soni Shrivastava, J) divyanshi/- U T