Umesh Ram @ Umesh Kumar Ravi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56277 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2025 Thana- NAVINAGAR District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Umesh Ram @ Umesh Kumar Ravi Son of Ramchandra Ram Village -Deori PS-Hussainabad District- Palamu (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Yogendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 08-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025 instituted for the offences under Sections 308(3), 308(4), 308(5), 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as also Section 18 and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) ordinance Act, 2024.

3. Prosecution story, in short, is that 10-12 persons handed over a letter to the security staff which was purported to be of a Communist Party Maowadi. A mobile number was also given in the letter on which, the party was to be conducted before starting the work.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56277 of 2025(2) dt.08-08-2025 2/3

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case merely on the basis of conjecture and surmises. Learned counsel further submitted that petitioner has no direct or indirect relation with any maoist organization. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 29.04.2025 and has two criminal antecedents. The co-accused person has already been granted bail by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 19.05.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 29216 of 2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, claim based on parity as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Nabinagar P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56277 of 2025(2) dt.08-08-2025 3/3 subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(III) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T