Raju Kumar @ Raju Kumar Yadav @ Raju Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74699 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-824 Year-2024 Thana- BARH District- Patna ====================================================== Raju Kumar @ Raju Kumar Yadav @ Raju Yadav S/O Chandrika Yadav R/O Village- Sahnaura, P.S.- NTPC, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Prem Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Arun Kumar Pandey ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 13-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Barh P. S. Case No. 824 of 2024 in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191, 190, 126(2), 115, 103(2) and 61(2) of the B.N.S.
3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that, the informant alleges that 10 named accused persons including the petitioner came and started accusing that their daughter has been kidnapped by them and started assaulting the wife of the informant due to which she became unconscious, subsequently, she died during the course of treatment.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74699 of 2025(2) dt.13-11-2025 2/3 informant. It is also submitted that the daughter of the petitioner was missing, as such, an altercation had taken place in between the male members of the family of both sides and both sides assaulted each other. It is further submitted that though in the FIR, it is alleged that wife of the informant was assaulted by the side of the petitioner leading to her death, but then from perusal of the postmortem report, it would manifest that the same does not corroborate the allegation of assault.
It is next submitted that no doubt some external injuries were found on the body of the deceased, but then had 10 accused assaulted the deceased in the manner, as alleged in the FIR, in that event, several injuries would have been found on the dead body of the deceased, but the postmortem report records- (i) an abrasion over right scapular region size 2" x 11⁄2" (ii) an abrasion over right lower back size 1"x 1⁄2" and (iii) tender swelling present over mid sternal region of anterior chest wall size 1⁄2" in diameter. It is also submitted that the postmortem report records the cause of death as cardiac failure, but not on account of the aforesaid injuries. Petitioner is in custody since 28.07.2025. Charge-sheet has already been submitted.
5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74699 of 2025(2) dt.13-11-2025 3/3
6. Considering the nature of accusation and period of custody, the petitioner, above named, is directed to 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 the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Barh, Patna/concerned Court below, in connection with Barh P. S. Case No. 824 of 2024.
7. Accordingly, the application stands allowed. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Jyoti/- U T