Patna High CourtCR. MISC./74680/2022bail granted

Pravin Jha v. The State Of Bihar

2023-08-03Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74680 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-927 Year-2021 Thana- FORBESGANJ District- Araria ====================================================== PRAVIN JHA Son of Late Rajendra Jha @ Rajinder Jha R/v- Dholbajja, P.S.- Forbesganj, District- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gopal Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nand Kishore Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 03-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 302, 201, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The allegation against the petitioner along with others is of killing the son of the informant namely, Arpit Jha.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. The informant is the mother of the deceased and petitioner is the father of the deceased. There is no consistent evidence and no eye-witness of the alleged occurrence. He submitted that the deceased was drug addicted and he has committed suicide by hanging himself. Learned

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.74680 of 2022(4) dt.03-08-2023 2/2 counsel for the petitioner further submitted that it is not believable that a father would murder his own son. He is languishing in judicial custody since 20.11.2021.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 927 of 2021.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U T