Ram Bhajan Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.3103 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-62 Year-2024 Thana- DUMRA District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Ram Bhajan Sah Son of Late Dasahi Sah R/O Mohalla-Amghatta, Ward No.36, P.S. Dumra, District-Sitamarhi ... ... Appellant/s
Versus
1.
The State Of Bihar 2.
Chandini Kumari Wife of Baliram Manjhi R/O Vill.- Shivraha Chaturbhur, P.s.- Ahiyapur, Dist.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mr. Sunil Prasad Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Sadanand Paswan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 21-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the appellant as well as learned APP for the State.
2. In this case, the appellant is seeking regular bail in connection with Dumra P.S. Case No. 62 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 3(2)(va) of the SC/ST (POA) Act.
3. As per allegation, the informant's son was living in the house of Ram Kishore Prasad where the appellant came for milking cow and the informant's son used to vex him in different ways. Thereafter, the informant received information that his son was lying dead in the house of Ram Kishore Prasad.
4. The learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the appellant is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case and
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.3103 of 2024(3) dt.21-09-2024 2/2 none has seen the occurrence. It is the case of circumstantial evidence.
5. On the other hand, learned Special P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that the appellant had given description of the entire occurrence by stating that he committed murder of the deceased by strangulation. The dead body was found in the house where the appellant was going for milk. The ligature mark around the neck of the dead body was found.
6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the appellant.
7. Accordingly, the prayer of bail of the appellant is rejected herewith.
8. The trial is directed to be expedited as early as possible.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Guddu/- U T