Ranjit Kumar Thakur @ Ranjeet Kumar Thakur Vs The State of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32171 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-471 Year-2024 Thana- VAISHALI District- Vaishali

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Ranjit Kumar Thakur @ Ranjeet Kumar Thakur S/o Shyam Narayan Thakur R/o Village- Panchrukhi, P.S- Lalganj, Distt.- Vaishali

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Rina Sinha, Adv Mr. Dhirendra Prasad Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER

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2 19-05-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The prayer has been made by the petitioner for grant of regular bail in connection with Vaishali P.S.Case No. 471 of 2024 registered under sections 317(5) of BNS and section 25 (1-b)a, 26,35 of the Arms Act.

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The allegation in the FIR, is that a country made pistol and one live cartridge was recovered from possession of the petitioner, who was coming on a motorcycle along with one another person and was intercepted by the police, who was on patrolling duty.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32171 of 2025(2) dt.19-05-2025 2/3

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petitioner has been made an accused in this case on account of the fact that some illegal gratification was sought from the petitioner by the police during checking which was refused by the petitioner. The false implication by the police is also substantiated by the fact that mandatory provision of search and seizure has also been violated and there is no independent witness to the seizure list. It is further pointed out that the petitioner is in custody since 14.11.2024.

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The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State on the ground that the petitioner has chequered history and there is an incident of nine cases. In response to the same learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is on bail in all the other cases which are mostly old cases.

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Considering the facts that petitioner has remained in custody for more than six months, let the above named petitioner is enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st class, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Vaishali P.S.Case No. 471 of 2024.

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It is directed that the petitioner would co-operate in

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32171 of 2025(2) dt.19-05-2025 3/3

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the trial and also co-operate in getting the charges framed.

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(Soni Shrivastava, J)

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N.K/-

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Ranjit Kumar Thakur @ Ranjeet Kumar Thakur v. The State of Bihar

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