Ram Awadh Rai @ Ram Bodh Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4876 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-179 Year-2025 Thana- BOKHRA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.
Ram Awadh Rai @ Ram Bodh Rai Son of Devendra Rai @ Devendra Ray R/o - Sater, Ward No.03, P.S - Bokhra, District - Sitamarhi, Bihar 2.
Sunil Rai @ Sunil Kumar Son of sikandar Rai Resident Of Village- Kajiyana tole, Ward no. 15, Ps- Bokhara, Dist- sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 09-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioners have prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 103(1), 238 and 61(2) of BNS.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioners have threatened the son of the informant of dire consequences. The son of informant has gone outside the house when he did not return, he was being searched and his dead body was found in paddy field. It is alleged that due to enmity, the petitioners along with others have killed the deceased.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4876 of 2026(4) dt.09-04-2026 2/3 petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that during course of investigation, one independent witness Vashisht Rai has given his statement in para-54 of the diary wherein he has stated that Kishnandan Sahni has barbed his field with wire and it was connected with current who is cousin of the deceased and as the deceased has gone to see his field, he came in contact with the live wire and died due to electrocution. Petitioners have been framed in this case due to enmity. From perusal of the para-58 it will transpire that the doctor conducting the autopsy of the deceased has opined that cause of death is sudden cardiac arrest due to electrocution which is antemortem.
As per the case of the prosecution, the allegation is that the petitioners have killed the deceased but from perusal of entire investigation, it is clear that the deceased has died due to electrocution which was done in the fields of his cousin brother Kishnanandan. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, they are languishing in judicial custody since 27.10.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4876 of 2026(4) dt.09-04-2026 3/3 considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail in connection with Bokhra P.S. Case No. 179 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupari, Sitamarhi.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Shubham/- U T