Shravan Parit v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.74448 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2024 Thana- RAMNAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Shravan Parit, S/o Late Chandrika Parit, R/o Village-Belava Mokari, P.S.- Ramnagar, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Anand Kishore Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Yogendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 12-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State duly assisted by learned counsel for the informant. 2.The accused/petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sessions Trial No.416 of 2025 arising out of Ram Nagar P.S. Case No.63 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 363, 364-A, 365 and 120-B read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (in short 'IPC').
3. The accused/petitioner is not named in the FIR and is in custody since 12.04.2025.
4. As per FIR, some named and unknown coaccused persons kidnapped the minor son of the informant, who is still traceless.
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5. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for petitioner that the petitioner is the angate of informant with whom he is in land dispute for which a title suit is pending before the court of Sub-Judge, Bagaha as Title Suit No.32/2016. It is pointed out that for said reason only mere on the basis of suspicion, this petitioner was implicated with present case to settle the score of land dispute by informant. It is submitted that nothing transpired during investigation, which may suggest the involvement of petitioner with crime in question. While concluding argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is already completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted and, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
6. Explaining criminal antecedents, it is submitted that the petitioner found involved in four criminal cases, where he has already acquitted in one criminal case and only three criminal cases are pending against him, where he is on bail.
7. Learned APP duly assisted by learned counsel appearing for informant while opposing the prayer of bail
3/4 submitted that this petitioner has shown motive to kidnap the minor son of the informant.
8. In view of aforesaid factual submissions and by taking note of fact as prima facie except suspicion qua involvement of petitioner in background of land dispute, as discussed aforesaid, prima facie nothing incriminating appears during investigation as to suggest his involvement with present crime in question, coupled with the fact that investigation of this case is already completed, where petitioner remains in custody since 12.04.2025, accordingly, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I, Bagaha, West Champaran/concerned court in connection with Sessions Trial No.416 of 2025 arising out of Ram Nagar P.S. Case No.63 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'CrPC')/under Section 480(3) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (for short 'BNSS') and with further
4/4 conditions:- (i) That petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be physically present on each and every date before the Trial Court till conclusion of the trial and exemption from physical appearance be allowed by the Trial Court only on medical ground of the petitioner duly supported by the documents.
(ii) That the petitioner shall not make any deliberate attempt to delay the trial failing which, the prosecution/State shall be at liberty to press before the learned trial court itself for cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioner, which be considered after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) Sanjeet/- U T