Krishna Mahto @ Krishna Mohan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78791 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-442 Year-2024 Thana- RAXAUL District- East Champaran ====================================================== Krishna Mahto @ Krishna Mohan Kumar S/o- Narayan Mahto R/vSenwariya Ps- Rarxaul Dist- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dhannjay Kumar No 2, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 19-11-2025 Heard the parties.

2.The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and apprehending his arrest in connection with Raxaul P.S. Case No. 442 of 2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103, 238, 61(2), 126(2), 115(2), 64 and 3(5) of the BNS.

3. As per FIR, co-accused Rajpal Mahto committed rape and murder of the sister of informant while she was working in field, upon information he returned home and caught hold main coaccused Rajpal Mahto along with co-villagers, whereafter his family members and other co-villagers including petitioner arrived there and took away the main co-accused Rajpal Mahto from their custody.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner implicated with this case being covillager out of village politics facing general and omnibus allegation to take away main co-accused Rajpal Mahto from the custody of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78791 of 2025(2) dt.19-11-2025 2/2 informant and others after committing present crime in question. While concluding argument, it is submitted that above named petitioner is a man of clean antecedent.

5 Learned APP while opposing the prayer of bail could not disputed aforesaid factual submission.

6. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as prima-facie allegation against petitioner appears general and omnibus as being co-villager petitioner helped to rescue main co-accused namely Rajpal Mahto from the custody of informant and others who caught hold him after alleged offence, accordingly petitioner above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks, 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 SDJM, Raxaul, East Champaran/concerned Court, where the case is pending in connection with Raxaul P.S. Case No. 442 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C/ Section 482(2) of BNSS.

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.) S.Tripathi/- U T