Ramesh Kumar Yadav @ Ramesh Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81823 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2022 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Ramesh Kumar Yadav @ Ramesh Yadav S/O Bijendra Singh @ Bijendra Yadav @ Vijendera Yadav Resident Of Village- Raghupur, P.S.- Udwant Nagar, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Bhaskar Shankar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Jagdhar Prasad, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Uday Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 10-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with S. Tr. No. 395/2022 arising out of Udwantnagar P.S. Cse No. 170/2022 lodged on 01.05.2022 under Section 302, 498A, 201/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per the prosecution case, the FIR has been lodged against six named accused persons including the present petitioner alleging therein that all the accused persons in connivance with each other have killed the daughter of the informant by knife.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner is in custody since 06.05.2022 having no criminal
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81823 of 2023(4) dt.10-04-2024 2/2 antecedent. The charge has already been framed and the case is going on for prosecution witnesses.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that on earlier occasions, the present stage of the trial and the case diary were called for.
6. Learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is an allegation of killing the daughter of the informant with the help of knife by cutting her neck.
7. The inquest report and post-mortem report suggest killing by cutting the neck. From the report of the trial Court, it transpires that the case is at the stage of prosecution evidence and the case is likely to be disposed off within nine months.
8. In the present facts and circumstances, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with S. Tr. No. 395/2022 arising out of Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 170/2022, pending before the learned Additional Sessions Judge-XIII, Bhojpur at Ara is hereby rejected for the present. (Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U T