Shatrudhan Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10379 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-647 Year-2024 Thana- GOPALGANJ TOWN DistrictGopalganj ====================================================== Shatrudhan Ram S/O Late Baharan Ram @ Ramesh Ram Resident of VillageBasdila Bazar, P.S- Gopalganj, Distt.- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shiv Sager Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Jitendra Kr. Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 10-06-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gopalganj Town P.S. Case no.647 of 2024, registered under sections 126(2), 103(1), 115(2), 118(1), 352 and 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that the seven named accused persons including the petitioner herein came variously armed and all of them started to abuse the informant's husband. It is further stated that the petitioner and one another assaulted the informant's husband on the head with a sword leading to grievous injuries and the injured

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10379 of 2025(3) dt.10-06-2025 2/3 subsequently died in course of treatment.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case because of admitted land dispute between the parties. There is case and counter case for the occurrence and there are pending cases between the parties from before. The petitioner is in custody since 25.9.2024 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case. The allegations being general and omnibus and the investigation having concluded, it is submitted that the petitioner be enlarged on bail.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant. Learned counsel for the informant submits that not only the petitioner is named in the FIR but there is direct allegation against him that he along with one another assaulted the informant's husband with a sword on the head leading to his death. The corresponding injury has been found on the head of the deceased.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegation against the petitioner in the FIR wherein direct allegation has been levelled against the petitioner and co-accused Vishwajeet Ram of having assaulted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10379 of 2025(3) dt.10-06-2025 3/3 the husband of the informant on the head with a sword leading to his death, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T