Santosh Kumar Raut @ Santosh Kumar Rout v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55358 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-224 Year-2023 Thana- BIBHUTIPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Raut @ Santosh Kumar Rout Son of Late Laxmi Rout R/O Village - Nayaktoli, P.S.- Rosera, District - Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mirityunjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-12-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302,120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, on 22.6.2023 petitioner and co-accused Madan Mahto took informant's husband along with them on the pretext of playing cards and on 25.6.2023 his dead body was recovered from the water near railway bridge with multiple injuries.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Learned counsel submits that there is no direct or indirect evidence against the petitioner to show his complicity in the occurrence. Occurrence of missing is of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55358 of 2024(3) dt.06-12-2024 2/2 22.6.2023 and the F.I.R. has been lodged after delay on 25.6.2023 without any explanation which renders the entire prosecution case doubtful. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. He is in custody since 22.01.2024

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail. He submits that from perusal of the FIR it is clear that it was petitioner and his accomplice Madan Mahto who took the deceased along with them and thereafter his dead body was recovered from the water with multiple injuries, as such, petitioner cannot be absolved from the allegation of commission of murder of informant's husband.

6. Considering the nature of accusation against the petitioner, prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Prakash/- U