Santosh Rai @ Santosh Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8021 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-181 Year-2020 Thana- GAIGHAT District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Santosh Rai @ Santosh Kumar Rai, Son of Mohan Rai, Resident of villageKakariya PS -Gaighat District -Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Bela Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 30-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Gaighat P.S. Case No. 181 of 2020 registered for the offence under Sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the other co-accused persons are alleged to have killed the son of the informant Dharamveer Kumar.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has no criminal antecedent. During investigation, it has come that the deceased Dharamveer Kumar has committed suicide and the door was broken, thereafter, the dead body was recovered. The petitioner is in custody since 17.10.2025.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8021 of 2026(3) dt.30-03-2026 2/2
5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, this application is allowed.
7. Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, (East), Court No. 2, Muzaffarpur/ concerned Court below, in connection with Gaighat P.S. Case No. 181 of 2020. (Sandeep Kumar, J) khushbu/- U T