Bindeshwari Singh @ Dheeneshwar Singh @… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

Bindeshwari Singh @ Dheeneshwar Singh @… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Regular bail granted to both petitioners: release upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Aurangabad, in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 477 of 2024, conditioned on cooperation in the disposal of trial and availability as and when required by the court.

Issue for consideration

Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioners in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 477 of 2024, registered for offences under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the BNS Act (302, 34 of the IPC).

Ratio / Principle

The petitioners are directed to furnish bail bonds and, on doing so, the court below shall release them on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Aurangabad, in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 477 of 2024, subject to the conditions that the petitioners cooperate in the disposal of trial and make themselves available as and when required by the court.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail granted (Patna High Court, Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J.; Cr. Misc. No. 16451 of 2025, order dt. 12-05-2025): petitioners Bindeshwari Singh and Rakhi Devi released on bail in Obra P.S. Case No. 477 of 2024, registered for offences under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the BNS Act (302, 34 of the IPC). Allegation: fatal lathi assault on Pappu Singh on 14.11.2024 during a dispute over making a khalihan on Manoj Singh's land; victim died on 15.11.2024. Counsel submitted the allegations were general and omnibus, that a land dispute with case and counter case existed between the parties who had compromised the matter, and prayed parity with co-accused Guriya Devi @ Gudiya Devi, granted bail in Cr. Misc. No. 12785 of 2025. Court released the petitioners on bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- each with two like sureties before the Additional Sessions Judge-III, Aurangabad, subject to cooperation in trial and availability when required.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16451 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-477 Year-2024 Thana- OBRA District- Aurangabad

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Bindeshwari Singh @ Dheeneshwar Singh @ Bindheshwari Singh S/o Late Ram Prasad Singh @ Ram Prasad Singh R/o Village- Gohradaud, PS- Obra, District- Aurangabad

Rakhi Devi W/o Kamlesh Singh R/o Village- Gohradaud, PS- Obra, DistrictAurangabad

... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Uday Chand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

3 12-05-2025

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well

as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioners are seeking regular bail in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 477 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the BNS Act (302, 34 of the IPC).

As per the allegation, on 14.11.2024 at about 08:00 P.M., a dispute arose between Pappu Singh and Bindeshwari Singh over making a khalihan on Manoj Singh’s land. During the altercation, all the accused persons, including the petitioners, allegedly assaulted Pappu Singh with lathi, causing serious injuries. He was taken to PHC Obra, then to Sadar Hospital, and later referred to Banaras, where he died on 15.11.2024.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16451 of 2025(3) dt.12-05-2025 2/2

The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the allegations are general and omnibus. There is a land dispute between the parties. There is a case and counter case. Both parties have compromised the case. He has further submitted that, on exactly similar footing, co-accused Guriya Devi @ Gudiya Devi has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 12785 of 2025.

Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioners above-named, are directed to furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall release the petitioners on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Aurangabad in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 477 of 2024, subject to the following conditions that the petitioners shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make themselves available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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