Ravindra Mahto @ Ravindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15615 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2025 Thana- SIKTA District- West Champaran ====================================================== RAVINDRA MAHTO @ RAVINDRA KUMAR Son of Darshan Mahto Resident of Village - Sirisiya Bazar, Police Station - Sikta, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Abu Nasar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 16-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2.

This application for grant of regular bail arises out of Sikta P.S. Case No.141 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under sections 103(1), 238 read with section 3(5) of the B.N.S, 2023.

3.

As per the prosecution case, the son of the informant had called him on his mobile phone, which was received by the daughter of the informant, and said that some people are beating him near Sirisiya. Upon which, the informant told his daughter to go there and when the daughter of the informant went there, she saw the dead-body of his brother. 4.

The petitioner is in custody since 01.12.2025 having clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15615 of 2026(2) dt.16-03-2026 2/2 5.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the informant is not an eye witness to the alleged crime. He further submits that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and his name has come only on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Vinod Baitha @ Binod Baitha, who has been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 23.02.2026 passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No.558 of 2026.

6.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and also the fact that the co-accused, on the basis of whose statement, the petitioner has been made accused in this case, has been granted bail, this bail application is allowed. 7.

Let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah / concerned Court below, in connection with Sikta P.S. Case No.141 of 2025.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) pawan/- U T