Sunil Rai @ Sunil Ray v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1459 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-538 Year-2023 Thana- BOCHAHAN District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Sunil Rai @ Sunil Ray S/O Raja Ray Resident of Village- Roshi, P.S.- Bochahan, District- Muzaffarpur.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Santosh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Satyendra Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for offence under Sections 341, 342, 323, 324, 325, 307, 379 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code and later on, Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code was added.
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 21.11.2023 at about 4 PM, while informant was returning home from Muzaffarpur, on the way, this petitioner, along with other accused persons named in the F.I.R., surrounded him and started abusing and on protest, all the accused persons, including this petitioner, assaulted him with knife and iron rod causing internal as well as external injuries and also snatched cash and mobile phone. During course of treatment, informant succumbed to the injuries.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1459 of 2026(2) dt.13-02-2026 2/2
4. Petitioner appears to be one of the assailant of the deceased. Post-mortem report reveals that deceased sustained multiple injuries including fracture and cause of death is septicemia and shock.
5. Considering the fact that petitioner is one of the assailant of the deceased, the prayer for bail of petitioner is rejected. However, since petitioner is in custody since 27.08.2024, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T