Ashok Bhagat v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.20426 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -129 Year- 2014 Thana -KEOTI District- DARBHANGA ====================================================== Ashok Bhagat Son of Ram Ashish Bhagat, Resident of Village- Maliya, P.S.- Keoti, District- Darbhanga .... .... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mohammad Sufyan, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madan Kumar (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 30-11-2015 Heard both sides.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Keoti P.S. Case No. 129/2014, registered for the offences punishable under Section 302 and other Sections of the Indian Penal Code. The informant alleged that his son-in-law was killed by his father and brother. The petitioner is brother of the deceased. The informant is not an eye-witness of the occurrence. Save and except suspicion, there is no material to show that the petitioner killed his own brother. Ramashish Bhagat, father of the deceased has already been enlarged on regular bail vide order passed in Cr. Misc. No. 19432/2015.

Considering the facts that on the same and similar allegation the father of the deceased has already been granted

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20426 of 2015 (3) dt.30-11-2015 2/2 regular bail, the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the court below within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and pray for regular bail and his prayer shall be considered taking into consideration that similarly situated co-accused has already been granted regular bail and the court below shall dispose of the bail petition of the petitioner preferably on the same day.

(Prabhat Kumar Jha, J.) Rakhi U T