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Om Prakash Ram @ Prakash Ram v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC20 Sept 2024CR. MISC./67547/2024

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What is this about?

Bail application in a murder case registered under Sections 302/34 IPC. Counsel argued the petitioner's role was general and omnibus, the fatal injury was a firearm injury attributed to a co-accused, and co-accused had already been granted bail. Considering these facts, the court granted bail.

What did the court decide?

Release on bail on bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to CJM East Champaran, Motihari, subject to cooperation in trial.

Om Prakash Ram @ Prakash Ram 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.67547 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1079 Year-2023 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East

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Champaran

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Om Prakash Ram @ Prakash Ram Son of Bharat Ram Resident of Village - Raghunathpur, P.S. - Raghunathpur, District - East Champaran

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Priyesh Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Matloob Rab ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

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ORAL ORDER

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2 20-09-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in Turkauliya (Raghunathpur) P.S. Case No. 1079 of 2023 registered for the offence punishable under Section-302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

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As per allegation, when the informant along with her husband was returning to his home, in the way, the accused persons including the petitioner assaulted her husband with knife and iron rod. Further, co-accused Chandan Ram fired gun shot on his thigh, due to which, blood was oozing out of his body. Thereafter, the husband of the informant was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67547 of 2024(2) dt.20-09-2024 2/3

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case. It has specifically been mentioned in the FIR that co-accused Chandan Ram fired shot at the deceased and injury no. 2, as per post-mortem report, is fire-arm injury which was opined as cause of death of the deceased. Despite that injury, two bruises were also found on the person of the deceased. The allegation against the petitioner is general and omnibus and altogether ten persons have been made accused with the allegation that they have also assaulted the deceased. He has also submitted that during course of investigation, it has been detected that the deceased was a person of criminal nature. Similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by this court by order dated 13-08-2024 passed analogously in Cr. Misc. Nos. 26846 of 2024 and 26932 of 2024. The petitioner is under custody since 04.03.2024.

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Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail.

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Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67547 of 2024(2) dt.20-09-2024 3/3

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Turkauliya (Raghunathpur) P.S. Case No. 1079 of 2023, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

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(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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A.K.V.//- U T

Om Prakash Ram @ Prakash Ram v. The State of Bihar

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