Randhir Kumar Vs The State of Bihar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9255 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-59 Year-2024 Thana- Panchanpur District- Gaya

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Randhir Kumar, S/o Late Sidheshwar Singh @ Sudheshwar Singh R/O Village- Kusapi, P.S- Panchanpur, Distt.- Gaya.

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Rajesh Kumar @ Tutu S/o Late Dineshwar Singh @ Bindeshwar Singh R/O Village- Kusapi, P.S- Panchanpur, Distt.- Gaya.

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Munilal Chaudhary @ Munni Chaudhary, S/O Late Dasai Chaudhary @ Dashi Chaudhary R/O Village- Kusap Kathak Bigha Tola, P.S- Panchanpur, Distt.- Gaya.

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Parmanand Chaudhary S/O Late Vanshi Chaudhary R/O Village- Kushap Kathak Bigha Tola, P.S- Panchanpur, Distt.- Gaya.

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Anish Kumar @ Bade @ Anish Chaudhary S/O Surendra Sharma @ Shailendra Sharma R/O Village- Kusap, P.S- Panchanpur, Distt.- Gaya.

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Ajay Kumar @ Ajay Sharma S/O Late Kishor Singh @ Kishori Sharma R/O Village- Kusap, P.S- Panchanpur, Distt.- Gaya.

... ... Petitioners

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Tej Narayan Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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3 13-05-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

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learned APP for the State.

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The present petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioners, apprehending their arrest, in connection with Panchanpur PS. Case No.59 of 2024 Dated-13.06.2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 385, 387, 379, 427, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9255 of 2025(3) dt.13-05-2025 2/4

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The petitioners along with other co-accused armed with deadly weapons attacked the informant and damaged trucks and also snatched an amount of Rs. 8,100/- and also demanded ransom of Rs.5,00,000/-

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the Petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that as a matter of fact, the petitioners are farmers and were protesting against the illegal work of the informant/contractor and they have filed one informatory petition on behalf of the villagers against the informant along with several other applications before different fora for taking action against the informant. Hence, this false case has been filed by the informant. He also submits that similarly situated co-accused have been enlarged on bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 03.03.2025 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No.7765 of 2025.

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It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioners have not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one in the instant case.

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It has further been stated in paragraph no.3 of the petition that the petitioner nos. 2, 3, 5 & 6 have no criminal antecedents whereas the petitioner nos. 1 & 4 have been made

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9255 of 2025(3) dt.13-05-2025 3/4

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accused in one other case each.

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learned APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the Petitioner for bail.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this petition is allowed, directing the petitioners above-named, to be enlarged on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order, on their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned concerned Court Below, in connection with Panchanpur PS. Case No.59 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023 and on the following conditions:

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(i) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioners have any criminal antecedents other than the disclosed one, learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners after hearing them and getting satisfied that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents despite their knowledge of the same.

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(ii) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong,

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9255 of 2025(3) dt.13-05-2025 4/4

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learned court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.

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(Jitendra Kumar, J.)

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Chandan/-

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Randhir Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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