Rambhavan Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15352 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-388 Year-2018 Thana- ARA NAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Rambhavan Mahto, S/o Late Bhadai Mahto, Resident of Village- Ibrahim Nagar, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raju Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 15-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 120(B)/34 of the I.P.C. and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that seven F.I.R. named accused persons including the petitioner allegedly fired causing injury and death of the brother of the informant.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the nature of allegation is general and omnibus. The doctor conducting the autopsy found only two fire-arm injuries on the person of the deceased. Altogether seven persons have been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15352 of 2026(3) dt.15-04-2026 2/2 alleged to fire at deceased, however he has received only two gunshot injuries. It has further been submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by learned Co-ordinate Benches of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 22373 of 2019, 27252 of 2019 and 23505 of 2019. Petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and he is languishing in judicial custody since 13.06.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Ara Town P.S. Case No. 388 of 2018 with the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in trial and shall remain physically present on each and every date as this is a case of year 2018.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T