Virpurush @ Virpurush Rai @ Virpurush Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15194 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-390 Year-2024 Thana- Shahpur Patori District- Samastipur ====================================================== Virpurush @ Virpurush Rai @ Virpurush Ray Son of Devendra Rai @ Bajir Rai RO Village -Bishanpur Paharpur PS -Patori, District- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Abhay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for grant of regular bail in connection with Shahpur Patori P.S. Case No. 390 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under sections 103(a), 3(5) of the B.N.S. of 2023.

3. As per allegation in the FIR, on the alleged date of occurrence, accused persons called the informant's son from his house and killed him and concealed his dead body under the bed of the house of one of the co-accused persons, namely, Rinku Devi.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. From perusal of the FIR, it appears that no overt act has been attributed against the present petitioner. In the impugned order, it is mentioned that in para 34 of the case diary, petitioner's

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15194 of 2025(2) dt.11-04-2025 2/2 name has been surfaced in the confessional statement of main co-accused, Rinku Devi as a conspirator. Confessional statement, made before the police has got no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Specific allegation is against co-accused Rinku Devi, who had called the deceased Sanjeet Kumar and after his murder, she had concealed his dead body inside her house. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 23.12.2024.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the period of custody as well as the matter available on records, 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 Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Samastipur in connection with Shahpur Patori P.S. Case No. 390 of 2024.

(S. B. Pd. Singh, J) sushma/- U