Ram Shresth Raut @ Ram Shresht Raut v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7344 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-118 Year-2020 Thana- BELA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

Ram Shresth Raut @ Ram Shresht Raut Son of Late Vishnu Raut R/o Village -Thumma @ Kanhwa @ Kanhama, Ward no. - 4, P.S.- Bela, Dist.- Sitamarhi.

2.

Raju Raut @ Raju Kumar Son of Ram Shresth Raut @ Ram Shresht Raut R/o Village - Kanhwa @ Kanhama, Ward no. - 4, P.S.- Bela, Dist.- Sitamarhi.

3.

Meena Kumari D/o Ram Shresth Raut @ Ram Shresht Raut R/o Village - Kanhwa @ Kanhama, Ward no. - 4, P.S.- Bela, Dist.- Sitamarhi. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Santosh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ganesh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, on 18.10.2020 at around 09:30 p.m., informant was informed that the dead-body of his son is kept in the clinic of Dr. Shiv Shankar Prasad. Upon such information, he came to said clinic and found his son dead and came to know that his son died out of electrocution but there was no mark of burn injury on his body, therefore, informant suspects that his son has been murdered by these petitioners and others.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.7344 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case due to previous enmity. Accusation is based on only suspicion. Police, after investigation, submitted final form, finding the case to be false, however, differing with the same, the learned Magistrate took cognizance. As per post-mortem report, cause of death is sudden cardiac arrest due to electric shock. Petitioners claim clean antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Sadar Sitamarhi / concerned Court in connection with Bela P.S. Case No. 118 of 2020, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay U T