Ramji Safi Vs The State of Bihar

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr .Girish Chandra Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Ms. Shaheen Begum, Adv. ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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9 05-12-2025 Heard the parties.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 49 of 2023 registered for the offence under Sections 302, 201, 120(B), 34 of the I.P.C.

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The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 02.09.2024.

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The allegation against the petitioner is to commit murder of daughter of the informant who is none but the wife of this petitioner, out of certain dispute and differences. The marriage between the deceased and petitioner said to be solemnized before 15 years of the occurrence.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12547 of 2025(9) dt.05-12-2025 2/3

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petitioner submitted that the wife of this petitioner died naturally due to ailments and, thereafter, she was cremated being wife by petitioner and his family members. It is submitted that the certain dispute and differences was there between family members, taking advantage of same informant being father of the deceased lodged present case against petitioner. It is submitted that in want of postmortem report it cannot be ascertained on its face that the death was unnatural.

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Arguing further, it is submitted that the charge in this case was framed on 04.04.2025 and not even a single prosecution witness was examined in this case and, therefore, petitioner being a man of clean antecedent cannot be kept behind bar for indefinite period of time.

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A report regarding stage of trial was called for by this Court vide order dated 19.08.2025 which made available to this Court now through letter no. 122 dated 23.08.2025 by learned trial court, which also suggests that this matter is pending for evidence and not even a single witness appears examined in this matter till now.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12547 of 2025(9) dt.05-12-2025 3/3

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Learned APP while opposing the prayer of bail submitted that petitioner being husband is under obligation to explain the reason for death of the deceased daughter of the informant as she died in her matrimonial home.

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In view of aforesaid factual submission and by

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taking note of fact as prima-facie nothing surfaced during investigation as to suggest that death was caused unnaturally, coupled with fact that investigation of this case already completed where petitioner remains in custody since 02.09.2024, almost with no progress in trial, accordingly petitioner above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Jaynagar P.S. Case No. 49 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

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learned CJM, Madhubani /concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 480(3) of BNSS.

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(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J)

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Sudha/-

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Ramji Safi v. The State of Bihar

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