Mithilesh Ravidas v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82429 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2024 Thana- GURARU District- Gaya ====================================================== Mithilesh Ravidas S/O Dudheshwar Ravidas R/O Vill.- Konch, P.S.- Guraru, Dist.- Gaya.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per prosecution case, on 06.04.2024, husband of informant went with this petitioner but did not return and thereafter, on the information given by Guraru police station, informant reached the place and identified the dead body of her husband and a slipper, which belongs to this petitioner. Informant believes that this petitioner killed her husband.

4. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Informant is not an eye witness of the occurrence and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82429 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 2/3 petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. As per prosecution case, the deceased went to drop this petitioner to his house and thereafter, returned. So, there is a possibility of the deceased going to some other place and some other person might have committed the offence. At best, this petitioner was only last seen with the deceased. Moreover, no motive has been assigned against this petitioner to commit the alleged offence. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner, having no criminal antecedents, is in custody since 07.04.2024.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and the deceased was last seen with this petitioner and slippers of this petitioner were also found near the dead body of husband of informant.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation and gravity of offence, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is rejected.

7. However, considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 07.04.2024, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82429 of 2025(2) dt.03-12-2025 3/3 period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

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