Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56965 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-210 Year-2022 Thana- RAJAPAKAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar S/O Raghuvensh Prasad Singh @ Raghubansh Rai @ Mithailal R/O Village- Shivganj, Ahamdpur Lakhani, Ps. Bidupur, Dist. Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vasant Vikas, Advocate.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Aditya Narayan Singh.1, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 30-08-2023 Heard Mr. Vasant Vikas, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Rajapakar Branti O.P. P.S. Case No.210 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 149, 341, 323, 332, 333, 353, 427, 188, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 151, 152 and 175 of the Railway Act.
3. Allegedly, the petitioner along with several other co-accused persons are said to have participated in the protest of Agnivir Sheme and also pelted bricks on the police party and obstructed in discharging their official duty during the course of such protest.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56965 of 2023(2) dt.30-08-2023 2/3 petitioner submits that the petitioner being student, his name has been implicated in this case along with twelve named and 50 to 60 unknown persons and save and except suspicion of participating in the protest, there is no cogent material showing his involvement. He further submits that other co-accused persons having identical allegation have been allowed privilege of anticipatory bail, one of the similar order has been brought on record by way of Annexure-2 to the bail petition. He lastly submits that the petitioner is a student and sending him behind the bar would jeopardize his career.
5. On the other hand learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the bail application.
6. Regard being had to the submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the nature of allegation and the fact that the petitioner is a student and there is no specific allegation, apart from his fair antecedent, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Sonpur, Saran at Chapra in connection with Rajapakar Branti O.P. P.S.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56965 of 2023(2) dt.30-08-2023 3/3 Case No.210 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further condition that one of the bailors shall be the own/close family members of the petitioner.
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