Rajendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27053 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-157 Year-2018 Thana- ISUAPUR District- Saran ====================================================== 1.

RAJENDRA SINGH SON OF RAMDAYAL SINGH R/O VILLAGENAWADA, P.S.- ISUAPUR, DISTRICT- SARAN 2.

RUDAL SINGH SON OF RAJENDRA SINGH R/O VILLAGENAWADA, P.S.- ISUAPUR, DISTRICT- SARAN ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Uday Pratap Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 302, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

It is alleged that sister of the informant was married to one Krishna Murari Maharaj 10 - 12 years ago, but due to dispute between the couple, sister of informant was residing separately and not in her matrimonial home. It is further alleged that when sister of informant was informed that land belonging to her share was being sold, she had made a protest and later, her dead-body was found to have been thrown somewhere. The informant has raised suspicion that petitioners and other coaccused might have killed his sister due to pre-existing dispute.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27053 of 2023(2) dt.07-07-2023 2/2 It is submitted on behalf of petitioners that petitioners have been made accused only on suspicion. They are not the family members of the in-laws family of the deceased. Police, after investigation, submitted final form against petitioners. Two similarly situated co-accused Abhishek Maharaj and Ramita Devi have already been granted anticipatory bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court, vide order dated 18.10.2019 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 63610 of 2019 (Annexure 2). Petitioners have clean antecedent.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., Saran at Chapra in connection with Isuapur P.S. Case No. 157 of 2018, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) anay/- U T