Ranjit Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50549 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-150 Year-2021 Thana- PATEPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranjit Sah, Son of Ram Ishwar Sah, R/o Village- Malpur, P.S.- Patepur, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Singh, Advocate Ms. Shyama Rani, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Rina Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 30-08-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Patepur P.S. Case no. 150 of 2021 registered under sections 307, 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 379, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the six named accused persons including the petitioner herein are said to have come to the shop of the informant. It is stated that as a result of land dispute between the parties, the accused started to abuse the informant. On the informant resisting, Arvind Sah is said to have caught the informant by his neck and pushed him while Ranjit Sah (petitioner) and Bhupendra Rai assaulted with a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50549 of 2024(3) dt.30-08-2024 2/3 sword and a khanti. Chandan Kumar threatened his nephew with a pistol.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. There is case and counter-case between the parties. So far as the allegations against the petitioner is concerned, the injury report does not support the prosecution case and in any case, the same has been found to be simple in nature. Co-accused Arvind Sah has been enlarged on bail vide order dated 6.6.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 70835 of 2021. The petitioner is in custody since 22.5.2024 and undertakes to cooperate in the investigation/trial.

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

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the F.I.R., the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the injury attributed on the petitioner having been found to be simple in nature, the petitioner not having any criminal antecedent and having remained in custody since 22.5.2024, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Patepur P.S. Case no. 150 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50549 of 2024(3) dt.30-08-2024 3/3 each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur.

(Partha Sarthy, J) avinash/- U T