Ranjan Dhanagar @ Botala v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60050 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2025 Thana- BUDDHACOLONY District- Patna ====================================================== Ranjan Dhanagar @ Botala S/O Late Mishari Dhangar Resident of China Kothi Harijan Colony, P.S.- Budha Colony, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Gauri Shankar Gupta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 02-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Budha Colony P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that there is recovery of one country made pistol and ten live cartridges from the house of co-accused Kiran Devi.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. No

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60050 of 2025(2) dt.02-09-2025 2/3 incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner was neither present at the place of occurrence nor he has got any concern with the alleged recovery of arms. It is further submitted that the petitioner being relative of co-accused Kiran Devi has been arrested in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 26.05.2025 and has got thirteen criminal antecedents in which he is on bail in ten cases. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail after framing of charge, if not already framed on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Budha Colony P.S. Case No. 101 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60050 of 2025(2) dt.02-09-2025 3/3 (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T