Ram Bilash Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64709 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-205 Year-2025 Thana- GORIAKOTHI District- Siwan ====================================================== Ram Bilash Singh S/o Late Jang Bahadur Singh R/o Village- Goreakothi, P.S.- Goreakothi, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mukesh Kant, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 17-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Goriakothi P.S. Case No. 205 of 2025 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 108/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that he received an information by the Mustafabad Post Office that people had gathered at the Post Office. When he reached there he saw a dead body of Vijay Kumar Manjhi was hanging from the ceiling. The informant has further alleged that his deceased brother had disclosed that Ram Bilash Singh (the petitioner) was an agent of the Goriakothi Post Office and he had transferred the amount of one Amit Kumar into his account
2/4 and was not returning the same and it was on account of such non-returning of the amount his brother had committed suicide. The informant has further alleged that it was on account of the mental pressure induced by the petitioner, the wife of the deceased and others that his brother had committed suicide.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated and no such money or amount has been transferred in his account which will be evident from the account's statement brought on record by way of Annexure-3. It has further been submitted that the person who is said to have made such payment i.e. Amit Kumar has not come forward to substantiate the allegation of the informant in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court towards Annexure-4 which is a written application given by the wife of the deceased wherein she has alleged that the informant Ajay Kumar Manjhi and Ashok Manjhi had been giving threats in Chhapra when they had gone for evidence in the maintenance case. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner is an old man of 79 years and has clean antecedent.
5. learned APP has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail.
3/4
6. Considering the facts aforesaid, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Goriakothi P.S. Case No. 205 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482 of the BNSS and subject to the following conditions:- (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner;
(ii) the petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the Court below, if so required by the learned Trial Court;
(iii) in case of absence on two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bonds of the petitioner will liable to be cancelled by the Court concerned; (iv) the Court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bonds of the
4/4 petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of the same on in the name of verification.
7. It is made clear that the observations, if any, made in this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial. (Sourendra Pandey, J) krishna/- U T