Patna High CourtCR. MISC./91523/2025bail granted

Sudhir Rai @ Sudhir Kumar @ Sudhir Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

2026-04-23Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91523 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2009 Thana- DANAPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Sudhir Rai @ Sudhir Kumar @ Sudhir Kumar Rai S/O Ramlayak Rai R/o Vill- Gosai Tola, P.S.- Danapur, Distt.- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 87/2009 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 304(B), 34 of the I.P.C. and Section 3/ 4 of the D.P. Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner and others are accused of killing the deceased. Petitioner is the husband of the deceased.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is next submitted that the deceased died due to burn injuries and one U.D. case was registered and subsequently, this FIR has been registered. Learned counsel further submits that the trial is being delayed by the prosecution and though the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91523 of 2025(4) dt.23-04-2026 2/2 charges have been framed on 20.09.2025 but till now, not even a single witness has been examined. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 29.01.2025. The petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the case/ trial.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts, the delay in trial and the period of custody, this application for regular bail is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.D.J. VII, Danapur, Patna concerned Court below in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 87/ 2009 and subject to following condition:- (I) the petitioner after being released on bail is directed to co-operate in the trial either by appearing personally or through his lawyer in the Trial Court on each and every date fixed by the trial Court. Noncompliance of the condition will result in cancellation of the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) tusharika/- U T