Ramesh Uraon v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59325 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-47 Year-2021 Thana- SIMRA District- West Champaran ====================================================== RAMESH URAON Son of Late Hiralal Uraon Resident of VillageRamwaliya, P.S.- Semra, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Vijay Kr Singh No. 1, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 08-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Yogendra Kumar, learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Semra P.S. Case No. 47 of 2021 instituted for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 28.04.2021 is a person with clean antecedent, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and the informant alleges that his cousin (deceased) used to perform Tantrik Puja, on 26.04.2021 he got a call on his mobile and was called at Ramwaliya village for performing a Puja. Further, on 27.04.2021, the deceased called his cousin on his mobile as detailed in the First Information Report that the named accused
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59325 of 2021(2) dt.08-03-2022 2/3 persons in the First Information Report including the petitioner got the Puja performed and on asking from money were assaulted leading to injury, accordingly, it is alleged that the informant came to the hospital where he found his brother dead. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from perusal of the allegation as alleged in the First Information Report, it would manifest that the petitioner has been implicated with general and omnibus allegation. It is further submitted that no person after having got the Puja performed would kill the priest for demanding money. It is further submitted that deceased was a weak person, who died due to COVID and in garb of COVID death, the present petitioner has been implicated falsely.
It is further submitted that it absolutely does not stand to reasons that if what has been alleged in the First Information Report by the informant then Baijnath Ram ought to have instituted the present First Information Report as the informant alleges that it was Baijanth Ram, who was informed by the deceased that he was being assaulted by the named accused persons including the petitioner on demanding money for performing Puja. It is further submitted that co-accused, namely, Rudal Ram & Rabri Devi have been granted bail by order dated 18.01.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59325 of 2021(2) dt.08-03-2022 3/3 accused Rasila Devi has been granted bail by order dated 08.03.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 58531 of 2020. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 28.04.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and chargesheet has been submitted in the case, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM-3rd, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Semra P.S. Case No. 47 of 2021.
(Satyavrat Verma, J) Jagdish/- U T