Patna High CourtCR. MISC./64744/2025dismissed

Baban Rai @ Baban Ray v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-19Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64744 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2025 Thana- TRAFFIC P.S. SITAMARHI DistrictSitamarhi ====================================================== 1.

Baban Rai @ Baban Ray S/o Badari Rai Resident of village- Parwara, PSBelsar, Dist- Vaishali 2.

Mukesh Kumar Yadav S/o Sri Sohrai Rai R/o vill - Kharihaniya, P.S.- Paroo, Distt- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anish Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lalan Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Sitamarhi Traffic P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections-285, 125(a), 125(b), 105 of BNS.

3. As per allegation, a truck was being driven rashly and negligently which collided with a battery auto rickshaw, which resulted into death of two passengers.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they have falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64744 of 2025(4) dt.19-01-2026 2/2 petitioners are the persons of clean antecedent. The petitioners have been arrested in this case merely on the basis of suspicion. The petitioner Nos. 1 & 2 are the driver and the cleaner of the truck. The petitioners are in custody since 11-05-2025.

5. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. The petitioners are the driver and the cleaner of the truck, said to have been driven rashly and negligently which collided with an E-rickshaw and resultantly, two persons died in the occurrence.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, presently I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioners and accordingly, the same is rejected.

8. However, the petitioners may renew his prayer for bail before the court below itself after completion of one year in custody.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) A.K.V.//- U T