Ravi Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39539 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2025 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ravi Ranjan Kumar S/O Arun Singh R/O Vill -Sarathua, P.S- Udwantnagar, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bhawana Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Nath Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 18-06-2026 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Ara Town P.S. Case No. 121 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317(5), 338, 336(3) and 61(2) of the BNS.

3. As per FIR, one of the co-accused Kulesh Kumar was found in possession of one stolen motorcycle, who upon arrest disclosed the name of this petitioner, who provided him said motorcycle. It is said by arrested co-accused that petitioner is cousin brother (mausera bhai).

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that FIR on its face suggests that petitioner is relative of apprehended co-accused and being cousin brother, both families were in enmical terms and out of said enmity his name was taken by Kulesh Kumar. It is submitted that stolen motorcycle was recovered from the possession of Kulesh Kumar. It is pointed out that no documents in support of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39539 of 2026(2) dt.18-06-2026 2/2 allegation that motorcycle was provided by this petitioner was ever supplied by apprehended co-accused to police and, therefore, merely on the basis of statement arising out of previous enmity this petitioner was implicated with the present case, otherwise he is a man of clean antecedent.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as recovery of stolen motorcycle prima-facie not appears to be connected in any manner with petitioner, where implication appears only on the basis of suspicion out of disclosure made by apprehended co-accused, accordingly petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, is directed to be released on bail, furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Bhojpur at Ara/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Ara Town P.S. Case No. 121 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) S.Tripathi/- U T