Ranjan Das @ Monu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66173 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2025 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai ====================================================== Ranjan Das @ Monu Kumar Son of Parashnath Das Resident of Village - Muhammadpur Ward No.- 38, P.S.- Begusarai Town, District - Begusarai. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 12-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 103 and 61(2) of the B.N.S..

3. As per F.I.R. on 15.04.2025 at about 6 AM, coaccused Karan Kumar called informant's brother and took him away and later on, informant saw his brother lying in injured condition near railway line and on being asked, informant's brother told that co-accused Karan Kumar, alongwith six other named accused persons, including this petitioner, brutally assaulted him with lathi, danda and iron rod and thereafter, threw him near railway line. Subsequently, informant's brother died.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66173 of 2025(4) dt.12-02-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner is in custody since 18.07.2024.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. on the basis of disclosure made by none else than the deceased himself and has got six criminal antecedents.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is rejected.

7. However, considering the fact that petitioner is in custody since 18.07.2024, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same, preferably within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T