Sri Ram Mushar @ Sriram Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56906 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-134 Year-2023 Thana- CHANDI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Sri Ram Mushar @ Sriram Ram, son of Kalatar Mushar @ Kalator Ram Village- Jahanpur, P.S.- Chandi, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Malti Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The instant application for regular bail has been filed by the petitioner in connection with S.Tr. No. 248 of 2024 arising out of Chandi P.S. Case No. 134 of 2023 for the offence registered under Sections 302, 376, 201, 34 of the I.P.C.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he along with the other co-accused committed rape and murder of the wife of informant while he had gone to attend marriage ceremony of Rajeshwar Ram.

4. Learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case due to family dispute. No incriminating material have been recovered from possession of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56906 of 2024(6) dt.05-03-2025 2/2 the petitioner. The charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 18.05.2023.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer of regular bail of the petitioner and submits that there is direct allegation of committing heinous crime of rape and murder of his own sister-in-law against the petitioner. The trial has already been commenced.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and also considering the nature of allegation against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of regular bail to the petitioner at this stage and, as such, his prayer for bail is rejected.

7. The learned trial court is expected to expedite the disposed of the trial in view of the fact that petitioner is in jail custody.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) khushbu/- U T