Ranjeet Thakur @ Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34838 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2024 Thana- SAHPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjeet Thakur @ Ranjeet Kumar Son of Vijay Thakur R/o - Hathia Kand Sarai, PS- Shahpur, Distt. - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Saroj Kumar Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Satya Nand Shukla, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 10-06-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sahpur P.S Case no.185 of 2024 registered under sections 307, 341, 323, 324, 326, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner on being asked to return the money is said to have given a blow with his knife (astura) on the cheek of the son of the informant leading to grievous injury.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case because of pending dispute between the parties which would be evident from the contents of the FIR itself. It is submitted that with respect to an occurrence alleged to have taken place on 19.5.2024, the so called report was given by the informant (not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34838 of 2025(2) dt.10-06-2025 2/2 the injured) only on 22.5.2024 and was received in the learned Court below on 27.5.2024. It is thus submitted that the allegations levelled therein are interpolated and manufactured. In any case of the matter, the petitioner is in custody since 22.11.2024, he has no criminal antecedent and chargesheet has been submitted in the case.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioner in the FIR, the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner not having any criminal antecedent, his being in custody for over 6 months since 22.11.2024 and chargesheet having been submitted in the case, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Sahpur P.S Case no.185 of 2024 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 S.D.J.M, Danapur, District-Patna.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T