Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.45141 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2026 Thana- KIUL District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjet Kumar S/O Naresh Yadav Resident of Village - Basmatiya, P.S. - Kiul, District - Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rabi Bhushan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammed Arif ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 22-07-2026 Heard the parties.

2.The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Kiul P.S. Case No. 30 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(1), 303(2), 352 of BNS.

3. The allegation against petitioner is to assault informant by using stone plate and also to take away cash of Rs. 40,000/- from his pocket. It is alleged that petitioner committed offence in intoxicated condition.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner implicated falsely due to local dispute and differences as the petitioner and informant are from the same village. It is submitted that body part is not specified on which the injury was alleged to be caused. It is also submitted that no motive for committing the instant occurrence

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.45141 of 2026(2) dt.22-07-2026 2/2 by petitioner was supplied while authoring the FIR. It is submitted that the totality of allegation as raised through FIR against petitioner prima-facie not constituting offence within the meaning of Section 109 of BNS. Petitioner found involved in one more criminal case of year 2022, where he is on bail.

5. Learned APP while opposing the prayer of bail submitted that petitioner repeatedly assaulted by using stone plate to the informant, while he was snatching cash of Rs. 40,000/- from informant, during the occurrence, which was protested by the informant, who is a old person. It is pointed out that impugned order itself suggests that informant received injury of 3.5x0.25x0.25 during the occurrence as specifically alleged to be caused by this petitioner, which upon medical examination found grievous in nature.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as specific allegation to assault the informant is available against petitioner causing grievous injury, accordingly the prayer of anticipatory bail of petitioner stands rejected. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T