Roban Kumar Rai @ Negra @ Rovan Kumar @ Langru Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87817 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-245 Year-2023 Thana- BALIYA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Roban Kumar Rai @ Negra @ Rovan Kumar @ Langru Mahto Son of Halo Mahto Resident of Village - Kamalpur, P.O. - Parmanandpur, P.S. - Ballia, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rahul Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Raj Kishor Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Ballia P.S. Case No. 245/2023 dated 31.08.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 304B, 201 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused persons are alleged to have torture the informant's sister mentally and physically. Further, on 30.08.2023, they killed the informant's sister due to non-fulfillment of demand of dowry and threw her dead body into the Ganga river.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87817 of 2024(2) dt.02-04-2025 2/2 this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner who is bhaisur of the deceased. The petitioner neither demanded any dowry nor tortured the deceased. It is submitted that the deceased was not subjected to torture and cruelty soon before her death for or in connection with demand of dowry. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 31.08.2024.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Begusarai in connection with Ballia P.S. Case No. 245/2023.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T