Raushan @ Ranga Bhai Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Raushan @ Ranga Bhai Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Pre-arrest bail granted to both petitioners: to be released in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, in connection with Hathiyawan P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) of the BNSS and subject to automatic lapse if the antecedent declaration in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application proves untrue.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners are entitled to be released on pre-arrest bail in connection with Hathiyawan P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025 registered under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(2), 352 and 351(3) of the BNS.

Court's answer

Taking into account the rival submissions, the FIR allegations and investigation material — the informant's brother having been treated first at Sadar Hospital, Sheikhpura and then referred to BIMMS, Pawapuri where the fardbeyan was recorded; the incident of 19.08.2025 and FIR of 21.08.2025; the doctor's opinion that the injuries to both victims were simple; the admitted political rivalry between the parties making enmity obvious — and noting the petitioners' clean antecedents, the court held the petitioners had prima facie made out a case for release on pre-arrest bail.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioners were directed to be released on pre-arrest bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Hathiyawan P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

Key takeaways

The grant of pre-arrest bail was made conditional: the learned District Court was directed to verify the petitioners' criminal antecedents as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application, and if any other case is pending against the petitioners as stated therein, the order will lose its force automatically.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Pre-Arrest Bail — Patna High Court (Purnendu Singh, J.) granted pre-arrest bail to two petitioners in Hathiyawan P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025, registered under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(2), 352 and 351(3) of the BNS, arising out of an allegation that the petitioners and others intercepted a bus carrying the informant's brother after a political campaign, entered it and threw him out, causing injury. Relying on the doctor's finding that injuries to both victims were simple, the admitted political rivalry between the parties (enmity being obvious), and the petitioners' clean antecedents, the court held they had prima facie made out a case for pre-arrest bail. Release ordered in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within four weeks, on bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of like amount, subject to conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS; the District Court was further directed to verify the petitioners' criminal antecedents as declared in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application, failing which the order would lose its force automatically.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2816 of 2026

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2025 Thana- Hathiyav District- Sheikhpura

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Raushan @ Ranga Bhai, Aged about 23 Years, Male.

Vickky Kumar @ Samrat, aged about 24 Years, Male. Both Son of Maulvi Yadav, Resident of Village- Binta, Police StationHathiyawan, District- Sheikhpura

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ajit Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER

3 01-04-2026

Heard Mr. Bipin Kumar, learned counsel appearing

on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Ajit Kumar, learned APP for the State.

The petitioners seek pre-arrest bail in connection with Hathiyawan P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 191(2), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(2), 352 and 351(3) of the BNS.

As per the allegation made in the FIR, while the brother of the informant was returning by a bus after completing a political campaign, the petitioners along with other accused persons, had intercepted them and entered into the said bus and had allegedly thrown the brother of the informant out of the bus

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causing injury.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in the present case. There is political rivalry between the parties and just to get the political benefit, the informant has dragged the petitioners in the present case. Petitioners have clean antecedent. On these grounds, petitioners seek to be released on pre-arrest bail.

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

Having heard the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and the material, which has surfaced in course of investigation, I find that brother of the informant was treated first at Sadar Hospital, Sheikhpura and, thereafter, he was referred to Bhagwan Mahavir Institute of Medical Science (BIMMS), Pawapuri, Nalanda, where the informant had recorded his fardbeyan. The alleged incidence had taken place on 19.08.2025 and the FIR is dated 21.08.2025. As per the opinion of the doctor, injury sustained by both the victims have been found to be simple in nature. It is admitted between the parties that they had a political rivalry, as such, incidence took

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place. Enmity is obvious. Petitioners have clean antecedent. I am of the opinion that petitioners have, prima facie , made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.

The petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/(Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned District Court where the case is pending, in connection with Hathiyawan P.S. Case No. 48 of 2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.

The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners as stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail application. If any other case is pending against the petitioners as what has been stated in paragraph no. 3, this order will lose its force automatically.

(Purnendu Singh, J)

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