Budhu Ray v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5452 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-50 Year-2025 Thana- Vasudeva District- Buxar ====================================================== Budhu Ray Son of Ranglal Ray @ Rang Lal Ray R/o Village - Mukund Dera, P. O. - Author, P.S. - Vasuda, District - Buxar. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Rajendra Kumar Jain, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Madan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that daughter of informant, aged about 20 years, used to do Orchestra and ten days ago, she went with this petitioner to perform in a birthday party and on 06.07.2025, informant was informed by the Jugail Police Station that his daughter had died. Thereafter, on 07.07.2025, informant, along with his son and other covillagers, reached at Vasudewa Police Station and identified the dead body of his daughter. Informant believes that all the F.I.R.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5452 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 2/2 named accused persons, including this petitioner, committed murder of his daughter.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. There is no eye witness to the occurrence and petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and there is specific accusation that the deceased went along with his petitioner and thereafter, her dead body was found.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and gravity of offence, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T