Ranjan Barnwal @ Ranjan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88219 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-449 Year-2025 Thana- JHAJHA District- Jamui ====================================================== Ranjan Barnwal @ Ranjan Kumar S/o Munna Barnwal R/o Village - Dhamna, P.S - Jhajha, District - Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Sanju Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard Ms. Sanju Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 79, 296, 64(1), 61(2), 62 of B.N.S.

3. The allegation in the First Information Report is that while the informant was having an altercation with her husband's first wife, the accused persons including the present petitioner were making video of the said dispute and were threatening to make it viral and also indulged in abusing her.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits at the outset that the present F.I.R. was lodged after delay of two days without any plausible explanation given by the prosecution inasmuch as, while the present occurrence took place on 13.09.2025, the F.I.R. was lodged on 15.09.2025. It has further been submitted that the informant herself admits that she is the second wife of Dilip Barnwal and the only allegation attributed to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88219 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026 2/2 the petitioner and others is that they were engaged in making some videos of physical altercation with her husband's first wife causing her severe humiliation.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail on the basis of allegations made in the First Information Report.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and considering the fact that no serious allegation has been alleged against the present petitioner and no injury etc., has also been caused in the entire incident, coupled with the fact that there is also a delay in the F.I.R. indicating the lodging of the same after due thought and deliberation, let the above named petitioner, who has no criminal antecedent, 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/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 449 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T