Raju Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22153 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-572 Year-2024 Thana- SONEPUR District- Saran ====================================================== Raju Ray S/O Jhimi Ray R/O Vill.- Sabalpur Hasti Tola, P.S.- Sonepur, Dist.- Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Kamlesh Prasad Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Rina Sinha, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Rabish Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State, learned counsel for the informant and perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 572 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 103, 238, 61(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that, the petitioner along with other co-accused persons committed murder of informant's son.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22153 of 2025(3) dt.23-07-2025 2/2 petitioner is named in the FIR and the informant has named all the family members due to previous enmity. It is further submitted that neither any specific allegation levelled against the petitioner nor there is any eye witness to the said occurrence. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner is in custody since 12.01.2025 and has got one criminal antecedent in which he is on bail.

5. Learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 572 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T