Ranjan Paswan @ Ranjan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Ranjan Paswan @ Ranjan Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory bail: upon arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, release on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Aurangabad/concerned Court, in connection with Dhibra P.S. Case No. 104 of 2025, subject to Section 482(2), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 conditions.

Issue for consideration

Whether petitioners Ranjan Paswan @ Ranjan Kumar and Shyam Paswan @ Shyam Kumar, apprehending arrest in Dhibra P.S. Case No. 104 of 2025 (offences under the B.N.S., 2023), should be released on anticipatory bail.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegations levelled against the petitioners, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, the petitioners were directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Aurangabad/concerned Court, in connection with Dhibra P.S. Case No. 104 of 2025.

Ratio / Principle

The release was made subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 22063 of 2026 (oral order dt. 12-05-2026, Sunil Dutta Mishra, J): anticipatory bail allowed to Ranjan Paswan @ Ranjan Kumar and Shyam Paswan @ Shyam Kumar, who apprehended arrest in Dhibra P.S. Case No. 104 of 2025, District Aurangabad, instituted under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 109(2), 351(2) and 352 of the B.N.S., 2023. Prosecution alleged that while the informant went to plough his land, accused persons including the petitioners, armed with various weapons, restrained and assaulted him and his brother Birendra Kumar Singh, causing head and hand injuries; the prayer was opposed by the State's A.P.P. On arrest or surrender within six weeks, the petitioners were directed to be released on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Aurangabad/concerned Court, subject to the conditions in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22063 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-104 Year-2025 Thana- DHIBRA District- Aurangabad

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Ranjan Paswan @ Ranjan Kumar S/o Ramdas Paswan R/o Village - Gyar bigha, P.S. Dhibra, District – Aurangabad.

Shyam Paswan @ Shyam Kumar S/o Prameshwar Paswan @ Parmeshwar Paswan R/o Village - Gyar bigha, P.S. Dhibra, District - Aurangabad

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Aman Vishal, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, A.P.P. ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

3 12-05-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Dhibra P.S. Case No.104 of 2025 instituted under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 190, 191(2), 191(3), 109(2), 351(2), 352 of the B.N.S., 2023.

As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that when he went to plough his land, in the meantime, all the accused persons including the petitioners having armed with various weapons restrained the informant from ploughing and also assaulted him and his brother, namely, Birendra Kumar Singh causing head and hand injury to them.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22063 of 2026(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/3

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that there is land dispute between the parties due to which a free fight takes place between the parties. Learned counsel submits that there is case and counter case between the parties for the same occurrence. He further submits that there is no specific allegation of assault against these petitioners. Learned counsel submits that except one injury, other injuries to the injured are simple in nature. He further submits that petitioner no.1 has two criminal antecedent whereas petitioner no.2 has got clean antecedent and they undertake to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegation leveled against the petitioners, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioners be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV, Aurangabad/

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22063 of 2026(3) dt.12-05-2026 3/3

concerned Court in connection with Dhibra P.S. Case No.104 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)

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