Inardev Ram @ Pappu Ram @ Indeo Ram @ Indradev Ram v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68431 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-434 Year-2024 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR TOWN DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Inardev Ram @ Pappu Ram @ Indeo Ram @ Indradev Ram Son of Late Bainathi Ram R/o Village- Kanti @ Kanti Kaswa, ward no. 06, P.S.- Kanti, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Yugal Kishore, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, APP For the informant :
Mr. Manish Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-01-2025 Heard Mr. Yugal Kishore, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. Mithlesh Kumar Khare, learned APP for the State and Mr. Manish Kumar Singh along with Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Singh, learned counsels for the informant.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Muzaffarpur Town P.S. Case No. 434/2024 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 108/109/118/352/351(3)/287/308(3)/62/3(5) of BNS.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons named therein including the petitioner have threatened the informant's husband and demanded Rs. 2 lakh to vacate his land and also threatened to file a case under SC/ST Act against
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68431 of 2024(3) dt.29-01-2025 2/3 the entire informant's family, as a result of which, her husband got depressed and set himself on fire in the D.M. office, resulting into his death.
4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner has clean antecedent.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of prearrest bail and submitted that the deceased in his dying declaration has stated that the petitioner along with other coaccused have threatened and harassed him, as a result of which, he was forced to set himself on fire.
6. Learned APP for the State has also vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
7. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as the nature of allegation made against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant pre-arrest bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the present bail application stands dismissed.
8. However, the petitioner, if so advised, may surrender before the learned District Court and seek regular bail.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68431 of 2024(3) dt.29-01-2025 3/3 In that case, the District Court is directed to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day and pass necessary order on the basis of material which has come in course of investigation without delay.
9. The present bail application stands disposed of. (Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U