Ranjan Kumar Singh @ Mukesh Rawat @ Anjan Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86422 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-122 Year-2025 Thana- UCHKAGAON District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Singh @ Mukesh Rawat @ Anjan Kumar Singh Son of Madan Rawat Resident of Village- Trilokipur, P.S.- Uchkagaon, District- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghav Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 316(2), 318(4), 338, 336(3) and 340(2) of the BNS.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that the informant who is resident of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh had received a pamphlet in which there was advertisement for employment in abroad. He contacted his friends and 10 of his friends got ready and it is alleged that they were cheated by this petitioner and others. They have given altogether Rs.3,85,000/- but when there was delay, they came to know that they have been cheated.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been received in the account of the petitioner. It

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86422 of 2025(2) dt.17-12-2025 2/2 has further been submitted that the informant who is a resident of Uttar Pradesh and the victims are also resident of Uttar Pradesh and as per the case of the prosecution they came to know about the cheating at Delhi, as such this case should not have been filed in Gopalganj, Bihar. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of one case and he will face trial. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 01.06.2025.

5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail to the petitioner.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Uchkagaon P.S. Case No. 122 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-I, Gopalganj.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) durgesh/- U T