Rahul Sharma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55427 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-174 Year-2025 Thana- PURNEA SADAR District- Purnia ====================================================== Rahul Sharma S/o Sri Shankar Sharma R/o Village -Shastri Nagar, P.S - Sadar, District - Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Amit Kumar Anand For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Braj Kishore Pd.(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 02-12-2025 Heard the parties.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 174 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 103(1), 238, 123 of BNS.
3. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 19.05.2025.
4. As per FIR, one dead body was found near to temple of Purnea Zero mile, by informant on 06.04.2025 at about 5:45 A.M., on the basis of information which received on 05.04.2025 at about 10 P.M., informant suspect death as unnatural for the reason that the bleeding from mouth and nose was noticed.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55427 of 2025(3) dt.02-12-2025 2/3
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that name of this petitioner transpired on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused namely, Md. Tamij and Md. Aslam It is submitted that save and except suspicion arising out of confessional statement nothing incriminating appears against this petitioner during investigation as to connect him with present crime in question. While concluding the argument, it is submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and moreover, investigation of this case is completed, for which charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
6. Learned APP duly assisted by learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for bail.
7. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as prima-facie except confessional statement of co-accused nothing incriminating appears against petitioner during investigation as to connect him with crime in question, coupled with fact that investigation of this case already completed where petitioner remains in custody
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55427 of 2025(3) dt.02-12-2025 3/3 since 19.05.2025, accordingly petitioner above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 174 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Purnea /concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 480(3) of BNSS.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U T