Kamlesh Ravidas v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50379 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2024 Thana- HALSI District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Kamlesh Ravidas S/O Dayanand Ravidas Resident Of Village- Koli, P.s.- Halsi, Dist.- Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Suresh Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Bharat Bhushan, A.P.P.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 103(1) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. As per prosecution case, due to dispute with regard to pathway, all the FIR named accused persons including this petitioner killed mother of the informant by strangulation. Thereafter, they disfigured face of the deceased.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Informant is not eye witness of the occurrence and only on account of previous dispute, petitioner has been made accused in this case on the basis of suspicion.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50379 of 2025(3) dt.07-11-2025 2/2 F.I.R. has been lodged after inordinate delay of 19 days without any explanation which renders the entire prosecution case doubtful. Learned counsel submits that save and except suspicion, there is no other direct or indirect evidence against the petitioner to show his complicity in the occurrence. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. Charge sheet has already been filed. Petitioner is in custody since 4.3.2025.
5. Learned counsel for the State and the informant oppose the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the nature of accusation and period of custody of the petitioner, his prayer for regular bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Lakhisarai in Halsi Police Station Case No. 299 of 2024.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T