Vinod Kumar @ Vinod Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.54235 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2023 Thana- HARLAKHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== Vinod Kumar @ Vinod Sah, Son of Late Mahendra Sah, R/o Village-Parkauli (Bhaduli), P.S.- Arer, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 26-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The accused/petitioner is not named in the FIR and apprehending his arrest in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No.198 of 2023 registered under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code as well as Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per case of prosecution, a dead body of unknown lady was recovered from a deserted place near to Indo-Nepal boarder and found that she was shot dead.
4. It is submitted by Mrs. Vaishnavi Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the petitioner was the maternal uncle of the husband of deceased. It is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54235 of 2025(3) dt.26-09-2025 2/3 submitted that he was not named with FIR and even during initial period of investigation, his name not transpired. It is pointed out that during investigation, the name of petitioner transpired on the basis of confessional statement of one Bimlesh Kumar Yadav whose name transpired in present case due to the report of police spy, even not stated any overt act attributed by this petitioner qua crime in question. It is submitted that petitioner has been implicated with this case being relative of the husband of deceased, who is living separately and having no connection with their daily and domestic affairs. It is submitted that on all material aspects, the investigation of this case is completed and, therefore, the custodial interrogation of the petitioner is not required for any further investigation, if any. The petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.
6. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as save and except suspicion arising out of confessional statement of co-accused Bimlesh Kumar
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.54235 of 2025(3) dt.26-09-2025 3/3 Yadav, nothing transpires agianst this petitioner even through confessional statement, no overt act attributed to this petitioner, where the implication of this petitioner prima facie appears due to relative i.e. maternal uncle of the husband of deceased, accordingly, the petitioner, abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender in the court below within a period of four weeks from today, is directed to 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No.198 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the CrPC/under Section 482(2) of the BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T