Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Kumar Raj v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52884 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-276 Year-2024 Thana- SAUR BAZAR District- Saharsa ====================================================== Ranjit Kumar @ Ranjit Kumar Raj, (Male), aged about 26 years, S/o Gabo Das, resident of Village- Andali, P.S.- Saur Bazar, District- Saharsa ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shambhu SN Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-08-2025 Heard Mr. Shambhu SN Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Saur Bazar P.S. Case No. 276 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-B)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, upon receiving secret information, a raid was conducted in which, arms were recovered from the possession of co-accused persons.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submitted that petitioner was not present at the time of alleged raid but due to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.52884 of 2025(2) dt.12-08-2025 2/3 enmity, the accused persons had given the information regarding the involvement of the petitioner in the preparation of crime. Petitioner has clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioner seeks to be released on pre-arrest bail.

5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.

6. Considering the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, the fact that the petitioner was not present at the time of alleged raid but due to enmity, the accused persons had given the information regarding the involvement of the petitioner in the preparation of crime. Petitioner has clean antecedent. I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his/her arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-II, Saharsa/ court concerned, in connection with Saur Bazar P.S. Case No. 276 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

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8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioner as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically. (Purnendu Singh, J) Niraj/- U T