Ravi Ranjan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

Ravi Ranjan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Release on pre-arrest bail upon arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Arwal, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C / 482(2) BNSS; District Court to verify criminal antecedents and the order automatically lapses if other involvement is found.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, named in Karpi P.S. Case No. 337 of 2022 (offences under Sections 341, 323, 308, 504 and 506/34 IPC), is entitled to pre-arrest bail.

Court's answer

Pre-arrest bail granted because, on the nature of the allegation, the petitioner is the cousin brother of the informant, has been roped in a false case due to enmity, and has clean antecedents.

Ratio / Principle

The grant is conditional: if the petitioner is found involved in some other cases beyond those stated in Para 3 of the bail petition, the bail order will automatically lose its force.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Pre-arrest bail granted (Purnendu Singh, J.; oral order dated 15-09-2025) in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 15227 of 2025 arising from Karpi P.S. Case No. 337 of 2022, District Arwal, registered under Sections 341, 323, 308, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code, the allegation being assault on the informant causing head injury and assault on his family members. The Court considered that the petitioner, who is the cousin brother of the informant, has been roped in a false case due to enmity and has clean antecedents; counsel for the petitioner had also pointed out that no injury report was on record (submission of counsel, not a court finding). The petitioner is to be released on pre-arrest bail on arrest or surrender before the Court below within four weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Arwal, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C / 482(2) BNSS. The District Court is directed to verify the petitioner's criminal antecedents; if involvement in cases other than those stated in Para 3 of the bail petition is found, the order will automatically lose its force. The bail application stands disposed of.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15227 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-337 Year-2022 Thana- KARPI District- Arwal

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Ravi Ranjan Kumar S/o Nagendra Mistri Resident of Village- Shikha Bigha, P.S- Karpi, Distt.- Arwal.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Suresh Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan, APP. For the Informant : Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Advocate. ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

4 15-09-2025

Heard Mr. Suresh Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. Humayou Ahmad Khan, learned APP for the State and Mr. Mukesh Kumar, learned counsel for the informant.

The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Karpi P.S. Case No. 337 of 2022 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 308, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

The allegation is of assaulting the informant causing injury on his head and also his family members.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has committed no offence as alleged. Petitioner is the cousin brother of the informant and he has falsely been implicated in the case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15227 of 2025(4) dt.15-09-2025 2/2

due to previous enmity. There is no injury report on the record. Petitioner has clean antecedent.

Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner.

Considering the nature of allegation made against the petitioner that the petitioner is the cousin brother of the informant and he has been roped in a false case due to enmity and he has clean antecedent, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/(Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Arwal in connection with Karpi P.S. Case No. 337 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C / 482(2) BNSS.

The District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases as what has been stated in Para3 of the bail petition, this order will automatically lose its force.

The bail application stands disposed of.

(Purnendu Singh, J)

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