Patna High CourtCR. MISC./26298/2025bail granted

Vijay Thakur @ Vijay Kumar Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

2025-05-05Mr. Justice Khatim Reza2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26298 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-374 Year-2024 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Vijay Thakur @ Vijay Kumar Thakur, Male, aged about 60 years, S/O Late Banarsi Thakur, resident of Village- Semra Hat, P.S- Turkauliya, Dist- East Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rohit Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 05-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Turkauliya PS Case No.374 of 2024 dated 02.09.2024, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 103, 109, 61(2), 352, 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he abetted and instigated his son, Sujit Kumar, to kill the informant's brother, Sunil Kumar Thakur, upon which he gave repeated blow on his head by means of bamboo due to which he sustained injury and died during the course of treatment.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an old man aged about 60 years. He happens to be

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26298 of 2025(2) dt.05-05-2025 2/2 the father of the main accused, Sujit Kumar, who assaulted the brother of the informant on his head by means of bamboo. Further submission is that there is no specific allegation either of assaulting the deceased on in participating the crime. He is only an order giver. Lastly, it is submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 16.12.2024 having clean antecedents.

5. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the CJM, East Champaran, Motihari, in Turkauliya PS Case No.374 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Khatim Reza, J) J. Alam/- U T