Jagarnathi Ram @ Jagarnath Ram @ Jagnath Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33557 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-156 Year-2024 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Jagarnathi Ram @ Jagarnath Ram @ Jagnath Ram S/o Late Deonath Ram R/o Village- Sonara, P.S.- Belaon, District- Kaimur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Karu Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Rajiv Nayan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 156 of 2024 dated 08.06.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 120(B) and 302 read with Section 34 of the I.P.C.
3. As per the prosecution case, the son of the informant namely Pankaj Kumar and Aman Kumar went to Belaon Bazar for purchasing vegetables and after that Pankaj Kumar handed over the vegetables to his brother Aman Kumar and he also gave his mobile phone to Aman Kumar and said to return later on, but Pankaj Kumar did not return to his village
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33557 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 2/3 till late night then the informant and other persons started searching him and during search, the informant came to know that a dead body was lying at Maa Kali Temple. When the informant went to Kali Temple along with his family members, they found the body of the deceased, Pankaj Kumar there.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner has been made accused in this case merely on suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. It is further submitted that there is no eye witness to the alleged occurrence. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 02.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 68642/2024. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 09.06.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the regular bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected by this court vide order dated 17.12.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 66938/2024. The petitioner and the co-accused persons are
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33557 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 3/3 actively involved in the alleged occurrence and as per the para 6 of the Case diary, the dead body was recovered from the baranda of Maa Kali Temple, Belaon Bazar. As per the post mortem report, the cause of death is due to sharp cutting injuries on the front of neck. It is a case of immolation.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Kaimur at Bhabhua in connection with Bhagwanpur (Beloan) P.S. Case No. 156 of 2024.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T