Rijab @ Rikab @ Rajeev Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31431 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-282 Year-2024 Thana- KASBA District- Purnia ====================================================== Rijab @ Rikab @ Rajeev Mahto S/O Panki Mahto R/o Village- Dogachhi, ward No. 03, Kullakhas, P.S-Kasba, District- Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Anita Kumari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Kasba P. S. Case No. 282/2024 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 238, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 02.11.2024 at about 12 noon, father-in-law of informant had gone out from his house, but till night he did not return and on the next morning, his dead-body was recovered from the maize field of one Manoj Mahto. Informant suspects that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including petitioner, being co-sharers and due to land dispute, committed the murder of her father-in-law and concealed his dead-body in the maize field with a view to screen

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31431 of 2025(2) dt.11-07-2025 2/2 themselves from the legal action.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that informant is not an eye-witness to the alleged occurrence and she has raised only suspicion against petitioner on account of pending land dispute. During investigation, no cogent material has come to show complicity of petitioner in the alleged occurrence. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. Petitioner is languishing in jail since 09.03.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the bail application.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and period of custody, the bail application is allowed. Let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-I, Purnia in connection with Kasba P. S. Case No. 282/2024 corresponding to G.R. No. 6440 of 2024. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T