Ashish Ranjan @ Gandhi @ Ashish Sinha Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Ashish Ranjan @ Gandhi @ Ashish Sinha Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted to the petitioner on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024, subject to cooperation in the trial, availability as and when required, and physical presence on each date, failing which (absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason) the bail bonds shall be cancelled by the Court below.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, whose earlier bail application was rejected on 26.09.2024, should be released on regular bail in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances, the petitioner was ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024, subject to the condition that he shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

Ratio / Principle

Bail was made conditional on the petitioner remaining physically present on each and every date as directed by the Court below; on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bonds shall be cancelled by the Court below.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.4225 of 2025 (order dated 04-04-2025), Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J. — Regular bail granted to Ashish Ranjan @ Gandhi @ Ashish Sinha in Khaira P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024 (District Jamui), registered under Sections 341, 342, 323, 325, 307, 333, 353, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Prosecution case: the informant, a Block Panchayat Raj Officer, was stopped and assaulted with his driver with intent to kill; the FIR alleges the mother of co-accused Rishi Raj @ Dablu @ Rishi Kumar, the village Mukhiya, had withdrawn Rs. 31,00,000/- and withheld expense documents. The petitioner's earlier bail application had been rejected vide order dated 26.09.2024 by a common order that also rejected co-accused Rishi Raj's bail. Counsel submitted that the petitioner's three criminal antecedents were trivial, that he had no concern with the alleged misappropriation of Government money, was not a family member of the Mukhiya, and had been in custody for more than one year; the learned APP opposed bail. Holding: bail allowed on bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, conditioned on cooperation in the trial and presence on every date, with cancellation of bonds on absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4225 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-205 Year-2024 Thana- KHAIRA District- Jamui

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Ashish Ranjan @ Gandhi @ Ashish Sinha Son of Mukesh Charan Sinha Resident of Village and P.s.- Sono, Distt.- Jamui

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar No. 1, A.P.P. ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

ORAL ORDER

3 04-04-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 205 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 342, 323, 325, 307, 333, 353, 504, 506 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

As per prosecution case, while the informant who is Block Panchayat Raj Officer was going to the village of the accused persons, they stopped his vehicle and badly assaulted the informant and his driver with an intention to kill. It has also been mentioned in the FIR that mother of co-accused, Rishi Raj @ Dablu @ Rishi Kumar is Mukhiya of the village and she had withdrawn Rs. 31,00,000/- (Thirty one lakhs). She was directed

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by the informant to produce the documents regarding expenses of those 31 lakhs but she was not providing the documents and it was the reason, the occurrence took place.

At the very outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that earlier the bail application of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 26.09.2024 by a common order whereby the bail application of Rishi Raj @ Dablu @ Rishi Kumar was also rejected.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has further submitted that the criminal antecedent of three cases mentioned in the paragraph-3 of the bail application are of trivial nature and petitioner has no concerned with the alleged allegation of misappropriation of the Government money. He is not a family member of Mukhiya and he is under custody for more than one year.

On the other hand, learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, the petitioner, above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 205

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of 2024, subject to the following condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

The petitioner shall remain physically present on each and every date as directed by the Court below and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bonds shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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