Guddu Rai @ Kamlesh @ Guddu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.90052 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-163 Year-2024 Thana- KHAIRA District- Saran ====================================================== Guddu Rai @ Kamlesh @ Guddu S/O Anjeer Rai R/O Village - Koreya, P.SKhaira, District - Saran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Bishwajeet Singh, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 31-03-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner, along with other F.I.R. named accused persons, took the son of informant from his house and killed him and thereafter, hanged his dead body from a tree to make it appear as suicide.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. There is no eye witness to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.90052 of 2025(4) dt.31-03-2026 2/2 occurrence. Petitioner has been made an accused in this case merely on suspicion. At best, it is a case of last seen with the deceased.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and there is specific accusation that he, along with other accused persons, took away son of informant from his house and thereafter, his dead body was found hanging from a tree. Petitioner has got one criminal antecedent.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation, gravity of offence and criminal antecedent of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T