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Raghubir Sahni v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC18 Sept 2024CR. MISC./35550/2024

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Regular bail sought by the petitioner, husband of the deceased, accused of murdering his daughter-informant's daughter by hanging under Sections 302 and 201 IPC. Court considered counsel's submissions regarding false implication, absence of motive, non-evidentiary value of confessional statement without recovery, and clean antecedents. Petitioner released on bail with conditions to cooperate with

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Petitioner released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Darbhanga, subject to cooperatio

Raghubir Sahni Vs the State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2024)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35550 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-259 Year-2023 Thana- SIMRI District- Darbhanga

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Raghubir Sahni Son Of Late Parikshan Sahni Resident Of Village - Mansi, Police Station - Simri, District – Darbhanga

... ... Petitioner/S

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The State Of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Aryan Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Ms.Asha Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

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3 18-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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This is an application for regular bail on behalf of the petitioner for the offences alleged under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, registered in connection with Simri P.S. Case No. 259 of 2023.

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The allegation against the petitioner along with others is of killing the daughter of the informant by hanging.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he has been falsely implicated in this case and has

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35550 of 2024(3) dt.18-09-2024 2/3

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committed no offence. Petitioner is the husband of the deceased. He submitted that the F.I.R. itself shows that no motive has been assigned for murder of the deceased. The deceased and the petitioner solemnized marriage 15 years prior to the occurrence. He further submitted that the confessional statement of the petitioner has no evidentiary value in the eyes of law and it is not leading to recovery. Moreover, petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and he is in custody since 07.12.2023.

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Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer of bail by submitting that the petitioner has confessed his guilt and given vivid description about the murder of the deceased in his confessional statement.

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Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above-named, 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Darbhanga in connection with Simri P.S. Case No. 259 of 2023, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the Court.

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7. Petitioner shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his absence on two consecutive

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35550 of 2024(3) dt.18-09-2024 3/3

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dates without without sufficient reason, his bail bonds shall

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be cancelled by the Court below.

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(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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Arish/-

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Raghubir Sahni v. the State of Bihar

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