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Ishwar Ravidas @ Raja @ Md. Raja v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC21 May 2026CR. MISC./34965/2026

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Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No. 34965 of 2026; Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey; order dated 21-05-2026; regular bail granted; Section 317(2) B.N.S.; Section 105 B.N.S.S. seizure-list compliance; recovery of buffalo from suspected pick-up van; petitioner as van driver hired by one Guddu; Sare P.S. Case No. 20 of 2026, District Nalanda; thirteen criminal antecedents; custody since 31.01.2026; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties; weekly attendance at Sare P.S.; advocates: Sheo Kumar Prasad (petitioner), Bhanu Pratap Singh APP (State).

What did the court decide?

Regular bail granted; petitioner directed to be released on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to cooperation in trial, presence on every date, a near-relative bailor, and weekly attendance at Sare P.S. ¶15

Ishwar Ravidas @ Raja @ Md. Raja Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, named in Sare P.S. Case No. 20 of 2026 (District Nalanda) for an offence under Section 317(2) B.N.S. after recovery of a buffalo from a suspected pick-up van, should be enlarged on regular bail.

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Court's answer

Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, the Court was inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

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Ratio / Principle

Release on bail was directed subject to conditions: cooperation in trial and presence on every date; one bailor to be a near relative; weekly attendance at Sare P.S.; bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class 10th, Nalanda at Biharsharif/concerned Court.

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Patna High Court (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J.), order dated 21-05-2026, granted regular bail to Ishwar Ravidas @ Raja @ Md. Raja, arraigned in Sare P.S. Case No. 20 of 2026 (Thana Sare, District Nalanda) for an offence under Section 317(2) B.N.S., following recovery of one buffalo from a suspected pick-up van. Petitioner's counsel submitted that he was merely the driver of a van hired by one Guddu with no knowledge of the stolen buffalo, that nothing had been recovered from the van, that all seizure-list witnesses were police personnel and the mandatory provisions of Section 105 B.N.S.S. were not complied with while making the seizure list, and noted thirteen criminal antecedents and custody since 31.01.2026. Learned APP opposed the prayer. Considering the facts and circumstances, the Court enlarged the petitioner on a Rs. 10,000/- bail bond with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st Class 10th, Nalanda at Biharsharif, imposing conditions of cooperation in trial, presence on every date, a near-relative bailor, and weekly attendance at Sare P.S.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34965 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2026 Thana- SARE District- Nalanda

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Ishwar Ravidas @ Raja @ Md. Raja, S/o Krishna Ravidas @ Md. Shakil @ Krishna Das, Resident Of Village - Mahal Par (Khairabad), P.S. - Bihar, District - Nalanda at Biharsharif.

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... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sheo Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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2 21-05-2026

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and

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learned APP for the State through Video Conferencing.

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The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 317(2) of the B.N.S.

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The case of the prosecution in brief is that, from a suspected pick-up van one buffalo was recovered.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is the driver of the alleged pick-up van and the pick-up van was hired by one Guddu. Petitioner has no knowledge about the stolen buffalo loaded in pick up van. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also submitted that nothing has been recovered from the said pick-up van. It is also submitted that all the witnesses to the seizure list are police personnel, and the police have not complied the mandatory provisions of Section 105 of the B.N.S.S.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34965 of 2026(2) dt.21-05-2026 2/2

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while making the Seizure List. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is having thirteen criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 31.01.2026.

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Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of the regular bail.

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Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail with the condition that petitioner shall cooperate in trial and shall remain present on each and every date. One of the bailors should be his near relative and he shall make his weekly attendance at Sare P.S. and 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 10^th Nalanda at Biharsharif/concerned Court, in connection with Sare P.S. Case No. 20 of 2026.

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(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J)

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Ishwar Ravidas @ Raja @ Md. Raja v. The State of Bihar

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