Ritu Ram @ Ritu Kumar Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42195 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2024 Thana- RUPAULI District- Purnia ====================================================== 1.

Ritu Ram @ Ritu Kumar Ram S/O Awdhesh Ram Res. Of VillageGwalpara, P.S- Rupouli, District- Purnea. 2.

Ramnath Ram S/O Late Bano Ram Res. Of Village- Gwalpara, P.S- Rupouli, District- Purnea.

3.

Rupesh Ram S/O Ramnath Ram Res. Of Village- Gwalpara, P.S- Rupouli, District- Purnea.

4.

Gagan Kumar @ Gagan Ram S/O Sulendra Ram Res. Of Village- Gwalpara, P.S- Rupouli, District- Purnea.

5.

Karil Ram @ Kargil Ram S/O Binod Ram Res. Of Village- Gwalpara, P.SRupouli, District- Purnea. 6.

Umakant Ram S/O Lat Bano Ram Res. Of Village- Gwalpara, P.S- Rupouli, District- Purnea.

7.

Bablu Ram S/O Jahinder Ram Res. Of Village- Gwalpara, P.S- Rupouli, District- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bidhu Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Parmanand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 09-07-2025

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners, after arguing vehemently for some times realizing his difficulty, seeks permission to withdraw the anticipatory bail application with respect to petitioner no. 1 (Ritu Ram @ Ritu Kumar Ram).

3. Permission is accorded.

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4. Accordingly, the anticipatory bail application is dismissed as withdrawn with respect to petitioner no. 1 only.

5. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 115(2), 74, 103(1), 352, 351(2) and 79 of BNS.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner nos. 2 to 7 are persons with clean antecedent and the informant alleges that on 15.12.2024, there was a marriage ceremony in which informant's daughter along with his seven months old son had come and they had gone to attend a ritual near a mango tree when a scuffle took place between the children, on which his daughter tried to stop the fight, but in the meantime all petitioners along with 3-4 unknown persons came and started abusing the family members, it is next alleged that petitioner no. 1 assaulted the informant, but hit the head of his seven months old grandson as a result of which he died during the course of treatment on 17.12.2024.

7. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R., it would manifest that the thrust of the allegation is against Ritu Ram of assaulting a seven months old child causing his death, as far as other petitioners are concerned, the allegation against them are

3/4 general and omnibus in nature except Gagan (petitioner no. 4) against whom it is alleged that he assaulted his nephew by lathi causing injury on lips. It is also submitted that petitioners are not criminals and they will not abscond rather will co-operate in the investigation to prove their innocence.

8. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners.

9. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the petitioners above-named, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Rupauli P.S. Case No. 207 of 2024 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of BNSS.

10. However, it is made clear that in the event if the Investigating Officer of the case files an application before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioners despite giving assurance to this Court is not co-operating in the investigation, in that event the learned Trial Court shall be at

4/4 liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.

11. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned Police Station through the learned Trial Court. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T