Dinbandhu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89067 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2025 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna ====================================================== Dinbandhu Singh S/O Janki Singh R/O Village- Deokali, P.S- Dhanarua, Distt.- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashi Saurabh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Punpun P. S. Case No. 279 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 140(1), 103(1), 238, 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 11.09.2025, Pramod Kumar made a call from mobile to the informant and informed that Subodh Kumar @ Loha Yadav (deceased), Dheeraj Kumar, Lovely Kumari (deceased) and Sudhanshu Kumar had been picked up from Ram Krishna by all the FIR-named accused along with some unknown persons, who dragged them away. Later, the informant received information from Dhanarua Police Station that two unidentified dead bodies

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89067 of 2025(3) dt.11-03-2026 2/3 had been found on the railway track. The bodies were sent to PMCH, where the informant identified them as her son Subodh Kumar @ Loha and Lovely Kumari. The informant alleged that both had been murdered and their bodies thrown on the railway track.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. One Dheeraj Kumar, who was also kidnapped along with the deceased, has not named this petitioner during the investigation. Similarly situated coaccused, namely, Rakhi Devi has already been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 19.11.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 77969 of 2025. Petitioner is in custody since 14.09.2025.

5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering the nature of accusation, period of custody and the fact that similarly situated person has already been granted regular bail, this bail application is allowed. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Masaurhi, Patna in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89067 of 2025(3) dt.11-03-2026 3/3 connection with Punpun P. S. Case No. 279 of 2025. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T