Rajiv Ranjan Kumar @ Rajiv Ranjan Singh @ Raja Babu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55808 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-188 Year-2024 Thana- AWTARNAGAR District- Saran ====================================================== Rajiv Ranjan Kumar @ Rajiv Ranjan Singh @ Raja Babu, aged about 24 years, Male, S/o- Saroj Singh @ Saroj Kumar Singh, Resident of VillageKans Diar PS-Doriganj Distt- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Anil Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-09-2025 Heard Mr. Jay Ram Prasad learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Awtar Nagar P.S. Case No. 188 / 2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 310(4)/310(5) of the BNS and Sections 25(1-b)a/26/35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, one country made pistol was recovered from the possession of one coaccused Vivek Kumar, who disclosed the name of the petitioner.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Name of the petitioner has
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55808 of 2025(2) dt.10-09-2025 2/3 surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value. 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. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that name of the petitioner has surfaced in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused and confessional statement made before police has no evidentiary value, I am of the opinion that petitioner, who is having clean antecedent, 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 arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four 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 learned C.J.M., Saran, Chapra in connection with Awtar Nagar P.S. Case No. 188 / 2024, subject to the conditions 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 and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T