Mukesh Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75607 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2025 Thana- HIRAMMA P.S. District- Sheohar ====================================================== Mukesh Ray Son of Rajendra Ray R/o Village - Hirauta, P.S. - Hiramma, Dist. - Sheohar.

... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Santosh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 137(2), 3(5), 103(1) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

3. As per prosecution case, 6 years old informant's son was playing on the door of his house. In the meantime, he went in the passage of the petitioner's house from where he got disappeared. Informant suspects that all the FIR named accused persons including this petitioner and 10 unknown persons have kidnapped his son.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that informant is not eye witness to the occurrence. During investigation it transpired that informant's son died due to accident with tractor while working in the field of one Bhola Ray. On the death of his son, driver of the tractor got panicked

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75607 of 2025(3) dt.03-12-2025 2/2 and secretly disposed of the dead body in the bush from where it was discovered. Charge sheet has already been filed. Petitioner is in custody since 11.7.2025. Police after investigation submitted final form against the petitioner but the Court below differing with the same took cognizance of the offence.

5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, materials collected during investigation and period of custody of the petitioner, his prayer for regular bail is allowed. Let the petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate 1st class, Sheohar in Hiramma Police Station Case No. 60/2025. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T