Shriram Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22680 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-238 Year-2024 Thana- BELAGANJ District- Gaya ====================================================== 1.
Shriram Yadav Son of Raman Yadav Resident of Village - Gaharpur, P.S. - Belaganj, District - Gaya 2.
Sohari Devi Wife of Raman Yadav Resident of Village - Gaharpur, P.S. - Belaganj, District - Gaya 3.
Pram Yadav @ Preman Yadav Son of Raman Yadav Resident of Village - Gaharpur, P.S. - Belaganj, District - Gaya ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Narsingh Tanti, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2025 Heard Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the Informant and Mr. Narsingh Tanti, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Belganj P.S. Case No. 238 of 2024, F.I.R. dated 01.05.2024 for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 34 of Indian Penal Code.
3. According to prosecution case, the informant alleged that the petitioners along with other accused persons committed the murder of her sister by administering her poison.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners have clean antecedent and they have falsely been implicated in the present case merely on the ground that they are in- laws of the deceased and apart from that informant is not eye
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22680 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 2/3 witness of the present occurrence, even no one was the eye witness of the present crime in question. He further submits that it has come during investigation that deceased has committed suicide herself and it appears from the post-mortem report that neither any external nor internal injuries were found on the body of the deceased and petitioner no.1 and 3 are brother-in-laws and petitioner no.2 is the mother-in-law of the deceased and other coaccused persons who are also in-laws of the deceased have been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail by co-ordinate bench of this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 2457 of 2025 vide order dated 08.05.2025.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor and learned counsel for the Informant have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioners.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, petitioner has clean antecedent and nothing has come during investigation which suggest the involvement of the petitioners in the present crime in question and similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail, let the petitioners, above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22680 of 2025(2) dt.20-05-2025 3/3 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Gaya in connection with Belganj P.S. Case No. 238 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure / Section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and with other following conditions:- i. Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on their absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, their bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. If the petitioners tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Suruchi/- U T