Ranjan Paswan @ Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74667 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-507 Year-2024 Thana- GAYA MUFASIL District- Gaya ====================================================== Ranjan Paswan @ Ranjan Kumar S/O Bilash Paswan @ Ram Bilash Paswan @ Ramvilas Paswan R/O village - Bhadeja, P.S- Muffasil, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 31-10-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Muffasil P.S. case No. 507 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 387, 307, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Prosecution allegation, in short, is that co-accused Shrawan Chaudhary and Chulbul Pandey made threatening calls to the informant and demanded ransom. On the alleged date and time of occurrence, 30-40 accused persons including the petitioner came at the informant's house and made indiscriminate firing.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74667 of 2025(2) dt.31-10-2025 2/3 petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that allegation of demand of ransom prior to the alleged occurrence is against coaccused Sharwan and Chulbul Pandey. No any specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner The petitioner is in custody since 03.06.2025 and has six criminal antecedents. Co-accused has been granted bail by this Bench vide order dated 20.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8934 of 2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. The petitioner has as many as six criminal antecedents.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the period of custody undergone by the petitioner and the claim based on parity, 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/- (fifteen thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Muffasil P.S. case No. 507 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74667 of 2025(2) dt.31-10-2025 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.

(III) The petitioner will not hamper the trial or temper with any prosecution evidence. If he is found involved in such incidence, the prosecution shall have liberty to take steps for cancellation of bail granted to the petitioner. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Pankaj/- U T