Subodh Kumar @ Subodh Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81311 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-94 Year-2025 Thana- BARARI District- Katihar ====================================================== 1 .

Subodh Kumar @ Subodh Mandal S/o- Wakil Mandal R/v- Gunjra PsBarari Dist- Katihar 2.

Wakil Mandal S/o- Late Laxman Mandal R/v- Gunjra Ps- Barari DistKatihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Deepmala Kumari , Advocate Mr. Ajit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umeshanand Pandit , APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State .

2. Petitioners seek regular bail in case registered for offence under Sections 103 (1) , 61 ( 2 ) and 3 (5) of BNS. 3 . As per prosecution case, informant namely, Manish Kumar alleged that on 07.04.2025 at about 06:30 PM, brother of informant, informed through his mobile that his mother has been killed by slitting her neck . Upon such information , when he reached home , he saw her dead body was lying and blood was oozing out of body . Informant suspects that due to land dispute , all the F.I.R. named accused persons including this petitioner killed the mother of informant.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81311 of 2025(2) dt.27-11-2025 2/2

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that from bare perusal of F.I.R. it is apparent that informant is not an eye witness to the alleged occurrence . Only suspicion has been raised against this petitioner because of longstanding land dispute between the parties. During course of investigation , brother of informant has also not disclosed as to how he came to know about the involvement of this petitioner in the alleged occurrence . Petitioners claim clean antecedent and is in custody since 08.04.2025 .

5 . Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail petition.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, period of custody , clean antecedent of these petitioners and circumstances of the case , let the above named petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Sessions Judge - V Katihar in connection with Barari PS Case No. 94 of 2025 .

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T