Ravi Ram @ Ravi Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.50022 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-403 Year-2022 Thana- BARARI District- Katihar ====================================================== RAVI RAM @ RAVI RAY SON OF RAJ KUMAR RAM@ RAJ KUMAR RAY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BAKIYA BHAWANIPUR, PS- BARARI, DISTT- KATIHAR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Uma Shankar Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 11-10-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 307, 302, 201, 364, 386, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. As per prosecution case, the informant, his son and other villagers had gone to Bhawanipur Diyara to graze their cattle. At about 10:30 a.m. the accused persons about 23 in numbers armed with deadly weapons came there and demanded extortion of Rs. 2000/- and they also threatened to kill, if demand will not be fulfilled. On protest, one

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50022 of 2023(3) dt.11-10-2023 2/3 Mohna Thakur threatened to kill all of them. It is further alleged that they abducted informant's son and committed murder, after search three dead bodies including the informant's son were recovered.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and have committed no offence. The petitioner is member of the mob and merely on the basis of suspicion he has falsely been implicated in this case. It is submitted that during investigation, no one has stated specifically that the petitioner was armed with any weapons. The informant is not an eye witness of the alleged occurrence and no specific allegation levelled against the petitioner rather general and omnibus allegation levelled against him. It is further submitted that except suspicion no consistent material has come out against the petitioner. The petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Moreover, he is languishing in judicial custody since 09.12.2022. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.50022 of 2023(3) dt.11-10-2023 3/3 as judicial custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Barari P.S. Case No. 403 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-V, Katihar.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Arish/- U T