Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70201 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2022 Thana- KIUL RAIL P.S. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar, Son of Manikant Prasad, Resident of Village - Santar, P.S. - Lakhisarai, District - Lakhisarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 18-01-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The accused/petitioner is named in F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Kiul P.S. Case No. 68 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 353, 436, 457, 380, 411, 302, 427 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 150,151,152,145,146,147,174(A) of Railway Act.

3. As per the case of prosecution, more than 500 protesters including this petitioner pelted stones on train coach and burned the train coaches by protesting the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70201 of 2024(2) dt.18-01-2025 2/3 "Agnipath Scheme" related with new recruitment policy of Indian Army.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner falsely implicated with present occurrence purely on the basis of suspicion. It is submitted that there is no specific allegation qua any overt act against the petitioner, where the allegation appears prima facie very much general and omnibus being part of crowd. It is also pointed out that similarly situated co-accused persons, namely Golu Kumar and Mulayam Singh Yadav granted anticipatory bail by learned co-ordinate Benches of this Court through Cr. Misc. No. 62195 of 2023 dated 19.02.2024 and Cr. Misc. No. 84489 of 2023 dated 18.01.2024 respectively. It is submitted by learned counsel that before this case, the petitioner was of clean antecedent, whereas it is submitted that regarding same occurrence one another case i.e. R.P.F. Kiul-3/2022 was also lodged against this petitioner, where he is on bail.

5. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70201 of 2024(2) dt.18-01-2025 3/3 circumstances and by taking note of fact as the allegation prima facie appears very much general and omnibus against this petitioner being part of crowd, where several similarly situated co-accused persons granted anticipatory bail by different co-ordinate Benches of this Court, accordingly, above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned trial Court, within a period of four weeks of the order, are directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Kiul, Lakhisarai/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Kiul P.S. Case No. 68 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2)of the Cr.P.C./482(2) of BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) veena/- U T