Niranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39895 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-153 Year-2025 Thana- GOH District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Niranjan Kumar S/o Akhilesh Paswan R/o Village - Bhurkunda, P.S - Goh, District - Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, APP For Informant :
Mr. Ashok Kumar Karna, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 28-07-2026 Heard Mr. Shailesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Ashok Kumar Karna, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Goh P.S. Case No.153 of 2025, dated 07.05.2025, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 189(6), 115(2), 109(1), 352, 351(2), 324(4), 126(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per the prosecution case as disclosed in the FIR, the allegation is that the accused persons, along with 20-25 unknown persons, surrounded the house of the informant and attempted to assault him with an intention to kill. It is further alleged that some of the accused persons threatened the informant, stating that as he had failed to fulfill the demand for ransom, they had been directed to kill him. The informant has further alleged that about one week prior to the occurrence, he
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39895 of 2026(3) dt.28-07-2026 2/3 had been forcibly extorted Rs.5 lakh in cash and was thereafter being compelled to pay Rs.50,000/- per month as ransom.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioner has neither assaulted the informant nor any other person. Learned counsel submits that, as per the allegations made in the FIR, the petitioner has merely been shown to be a member of the mob and there is no specific allegation against him. The said submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner has not been refuted by the learned counsel for the informant. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents and undertakes that if any similar allegation is brought to the notice of the police and, upon investigation, the same is found to be true, appropriate action may be taken against the petitioner in accordance with law.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account that the allegations against the petitioner is general and omnibus, let the above named
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39895 of 2026(3) dt.28-07-2026 3/3 petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad/Successor Court in connection with Goh P.S. Case No.153 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS as well as the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors should be the family member/relative/known of the petitioner(s) who shall provide official document/ personal affidavit to show his/her bona fide;
(ii) the petitioner(s) shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his/her/their bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner(s) shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(iv) the petitioner(s) shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of their bail bonds.
(Ajit Kumar, J) shikha/- U T