Shri Kant Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75228 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-209 Year-2024 Thana- CHANDI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Shri Kant Ray S/O Late Panchhi Rai Village- Bhadwar, P.S.- Chandi, DistrictBhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Niranjan Parihar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nagendra Prasad, APP For the informant : Md. Ataul Haque, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 23-03-2026 Heard Mr.Niranjan Parihar, , learned counsel for the petitioner, Md. Ataul Haque, learned counsel for the informant and Mr.Nagendra Prasad, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 30.03.2025 in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 209 of 2024, F.I.R. dated 02.12.2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(2),3(5) of BNS.

3. Allegation against the petitioner is that he alongwith other co-accused persons killed the son of the informant by hanging.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. The allegation

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75228 of 2025(6) dt.23-03-2026 2/3 as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. In fact the petiitoner was in love with the family members of the informant and due to this reason the deceased has committed suicide himself. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that it has come during investigation in paragraph-84 of the case diary that the independent witnesses have stated that the victim has committed suicide himself and petitioner has been made accused in the present case merely on the ground that the petitioner is family member of the Kajal Kumari. The police, after investigation, submitted the chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 30.03.2025.

5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State, on the other hand, has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, petitioner has clean antecedent and it has come during investigation that the victim has committed suicide himself, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Arrah in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 209 of 2024,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75228 of 2025(6) dt.23-03-2026 3/3 with the following conditions:- (I) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. (II) 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.

(III) And, further condition that 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 bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T