Angad Ranjan @ Angad Kumar Ranjan @ Angat Ranjan Vs The… — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

Angad Ranjan @ Angad Kumar Ranjan @ Angat Ranjan Vs The… — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Anticipatory (pre-arrest) bail granted to petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 (Dinesh Das and Ravindra Das): in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks, to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Nawada, in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 345 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under s.482(2) BNSS; the prayer for pre-arrest bail of petitioner No. 1 was rejected.

Issue for consideration

Whether petitioner No. 1 (Angad Ranjan @ Angad Kumar Ranjan @ Angat Ranjan), against whom there is a specific allegation of outraging the modesty of the informant's sister-in-law, is entitled to pre-arrest bail. +1 more

Court's answer

The prayer for pre-arrest bail of petitioner No. 1 is rejected, considering the seriousness and nature of the accusation against him and the gravity of the offence.

Ratio / Principle

Considering the general and omnibus allegation against petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 and other circumstances of the case, they are to be enlarged on bail in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Nawada, in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 345 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down under s.482(2) BNSS.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Pre-arrest (anticipatory) bail — offences under ss.126(2), 115(2), 109, 352, 303(2), 76 and 3(5) BNS — Rajauli P.S. Case No. 345 of 2025, District Nawada — application considered under s.482(2) BNSS — petitioner No. 1 (Angad Ranjan) specifically alleged in the FIR to have outraged the modesty of the informant's sister-in-law; considering the seriousness and nature of the accusation and the gravity of the offence, his prayer for pre-arrest bail was rejected — petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 (Dinesh Das and Ravindra Das) were alleged against only in general and omnibus terms, with no specific overt act; in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks, they were directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned CJM, Nawada, subject to the conditions under s.482(2) BNSS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91808 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-345 Year-2025 Thana- RAJAOLI District- Nawada

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1 . Angad Ranjan @ Angad Kumar Ranjan @ Angat Ranjan S/o Late Chandrika Das Resident of village- Gagan khurd, P.s- Rajauli, District -Nawada

Dinesh Das S/o Late Chandrika Das Resident of village- Gagan khurd, P.sRajauli, District -Nawada

3 . Ravindra Das S/o Late Chandrika Das Resident of village- Gagan khurd, P.sRajauli, District -Nawada

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Deo Raj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit , APP For informant : Mr. Birendra Kumar , Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 20-01-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and

the State .

Petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 126 ( 2 ), 115 ( 2 ), 109, 352, 303 ( 2 ), 76 and 3 (5) of BNS.

3 . According to the FIR, informant alleged that all

the accused persons including these petitioners came at the house of informant and started abusing and assaulting informant and his family members. It is further alleged that petitioner No. 1 outraged the modesty of sister-in -law of the informant and other co- accused persons threatened informant

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and others with dire consequences and also snatched Rs. 50,000/- from mother of informant.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that allegation is general and omnibus against these petitioners. No specific overt act is alleged against them. Injuries sustained by the injured are simple in nature .

5 . Learned counsel for the State opposed the bail petition and submitted that there is specific allegation against petitioner No. 1 that he outraged the modesty of sister-in -law of informant.

Considering the seriousness and nature of accusation against petitioner No. 1 and gravity of offence , the prayer for pre – arrest bail of petitioner No. 1 is rejected.

Considering the general and omnibus allegation against petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 and other circumstances of the case , in the event of arrest or surrender within eight weeks from today, let the petitioner Nos. 2 and 3 , as named above , be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned CJM Nawada in connection with Rajauli P.S. Case No. 345 of 2025 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 ( 2 ) of the Bharatiya

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Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( BNSS) , 2023 .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

Koushik/-

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