Ravi Yadav @ Ravi Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35529 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-369 Year-2026 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== Ravi Yadav @ Ravi Ranjan S/o Gangdayal Yadav @ Gangdayal Prasad Resident of Village- Amwa Nakchhed, P.S.- Gopalganj (Town), Dist.- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Adesh Raj Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 21-05-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. appearing for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Gopalganj Town P.S. Case No. 369 of 2026, for allegedly having committed offences under Sections 126(2), 308(5), 308(4) and 329(3) of B.N.S., 2023.
3. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in paragraph no.1, due to inadvertence, it has been typed that the petitioner has been arrested in connection with Gopalganj (Town) P.S. Case No.369 of 2026, which is a typographical error and since the Court is being conducted in virtual mode, he cannot correct the same.
4. As per the prosecution story, which has been lodged
2/4 on the basis of the written report submitted by the informant, to the effect that on 10.02.2026, at around 06:00 p.m., the petitioner along with his father and 5-7 unknown persons came there armed with rifle and pistol at the door of the informant and started using filthy language. It is further alleged that they threatened him to give Rs.50,00,000/- as Rangdari and also blocked the passage of the house of the informant. It is further alleged in the First Information Report that the dispute is going on in between the parties for passage.
5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. He further submits that although the occurrence is said to have taken place on 10.02.2026, but the First Information Report has been lodged on 08.04.2026 and for which no explanation has been given by the informant. He further submits that a land dispute is going on in between the parties and the petitioner had already filed a case against the informant in the court of learned C.J.M. in the year 2023, bearing Complaint Case No.2371 of 2023. A title suit, bearing Title Suit No.156 of 2024 is also pending in the court of the learned Sub-Judge at Gopalganj. Prior to the present occurrence, almost on identical allegations, a First Information Report was lodged by the informant against
3/4 the father of the petitioner, which was registered as Gopalganj Town P.S. Case No.243 of 2025. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that apart from the present case, the petitioner is also an accused in Gopalganj Town P.S. Case No.374 of 2021, which has been lodged by the present informant itself.
6. Per Contra, the learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submits the petitioner is also an accused in one another case and further that the petitioner has annexed the documents related to his studies of 2021.
7. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and after going through the records, it appears that there is an admitted land dispute in between the parties for which title suit is pending. Criminal proceedings are also pending in between the parties from before and both the sides have lodged criminal cases against each other. Further for the occurrence alleged to have taken place of demanding extortion on 10.02.2026, the First Information Report was lodged on 08.04.2026.
8. Taking into consideration the facts aforesaid, let the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing
4/4 bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Gopalganj Town P.S. Case No.369 of 2026, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S. with a further condition that:- The learned court concerned 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 concerned shall take steps for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bond in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Ritesh Kumar, J.) Sanjay/Kunal U T