Ritesh Kumar @ Ritesh Rai v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65588 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-135 Year-2020 Thana- HARSIDHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== RITESH KUMAR @ RITESH RAI Son of Washist Rai Resident of Village - Harsidhi Pakariya, P.S.- Harsidhi, District - East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Anuj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.A.G ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-02-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Harshiddhi P.S. Case No. 135 of 2020, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 201, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. It is a case of triple murder in which suspicion has been raised against this petitioner and other co-accused persons who are agnates of the deceased on the ground that they were having litigation and pressuring the deceased to compound the case lodged against Manoj Singh.
It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that informant is not eye-witness of the occurrence and has not seen any part of the occurrence. Petitioner has been made accused in the case merely on suspicion because the family of petitioner has got old animosity with the deceased. There is no direct or
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.65588 of 2021(2) dt.25-02-2022 2/2 indirect evidence against this petitioner. Moreover, Similarly situated co-accused Renu Devi has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 31.05.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 37712 of 2020. Petitioner is in custody since 24.04.2020. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody and the fact that similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge V, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Harshiddhi P.S. Case No. 135 of 2020/ Sessions Trial No. 302/201. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T