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2025 DAILYLAW 106982 (PAT)

Ranjeet Patel v. The State of Bihar

CR. MISC./88088/2025 · 2025-12-23

Ajit Kumar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88088 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-202 Year-2024 Thana- ARERAJ District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ranjeet Patel Son of Bharat Raut @ Bharat Patel Resident of village -Janerwa, ward no 07, P.s.-Areraj, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 23-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner is seeking bail in connection with Areraj P.S. Case No.202 of 2024, dated 28.11.2024 registered for the offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 76, 110, 303(2), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 37 of Bihar Prohibition Excise (Amendment) Act. 3. As per the FIR, the petitioner and other co-accused allegedly went to the house of the informant in an intoxicated condition, assaulted the informant and her family members with lathi and danda, pressured them to sell their land, and stole cash amounting to Rs. 45,000/- and ornaments. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case due to an old land dispute. It is further submitted Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88088 of 2025(2) dt.23-12-2025 2/2 that the petitioner is the son of the informant and that a land dispute between the parties is admitted. It is also submitted that the charge sheet was filed without obtaining the injury report, and the petitioner has been implicated in the instant case for ulterior reasons. The petitioner has been in judicial custody since 29.11.2024. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedents. 5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Regard being had to the submission made by the parties, and considering the period of custody of the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner. 7. Let the petitioner, above named, be enlarged on bail 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 Exclusive Excise Court No.-1, East Champaran at Motihari/ Successor Court, in connection with Areraj P.S. Case No.202 of 2024. shikha/- (Ajit Kumar, J) U T