Uma Shankar Ray v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8285 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2024 Thana- JURAWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Uma Shankar Ray Son of Bankey Ray Village -Shiv Nagar Bishram Tola PsJurawanpur District --Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sabal Kumar Jha, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP For the Informant/s :
Mr. Prabhat Ranjan Singh, Adv.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Jurawanpur P.S. Case No. 156 of 2024 dated 06.09.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(2), 61(2) of B.N.S. later on charge-sheet has been submitted under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 424, 109(1), 103(1), 352, 351(3) and 61(2) of B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant alleged that on 05.09.2024 at 7:00 AM, a panchayat meeting was held to resolve a land dispute running in between the informant's family and one, namely, Rajeshwar Rai, in which ten accused persons, including the petitioner assaulted the informant, his father and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8285 of 2025(2) dt.18-03-2025 2/3 his uncle by means of lathi and iron rod due to which his father succumbed to his injury.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is land dispute between the parties. It is further submitted that there is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 06.09.2024. The co-accused persons have been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 15.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 2873 of 2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that as per post-mortem report, the cause of death of the deceased is due to cardio respiratory failure.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Jurawanpur
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8285 of 2025(2) dt.18-03-2025 3/3 P.S. Case No. 156 of 2024, with the condition:- (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner are liable to be cancelled.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) shivam/- U T