Veeru Rai @ Birbal Kumar Rai@ Birbal Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Bail – Regular Bail Granted
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.41088 of 2025, decided 09-07-2025 by Ramesh Chand Malviya J. Regular bail granted to Veeru Rai @ Birbal Kumar Rai @ Birbal Kumar in Galgalia P.S. Case No. 53 of 2023, Kishanganj, offences under Sections 302/34 IPC (murder with common intention; lathi, danda, sickle, iron rod assault; postmortem at Siliguri). Grounds: general and omnibus allegations; witnesses not supportive in statements; parity with co-accused bailed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 30764 of 2024 (dt. 31.01.2025) and 20566 of 2025 (dt. 23.04.2025); clean antecedent claimed; custody since 23.02.2024. Conditions: family-member bailor with bona fide document, mandatory appearance on every trial date, fortnightly police-station attendance for six months, no witness tampering, no fresh offence; bail bonds Rs. 10,000 with two like sureties.
What did the court decide?
Release of the petitioner on regular bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Sessions Judge, Kishanganj, in connection with Galgalia P.S. Case No. 53 of 2023, subject to five stated conditions (family-member bailor with bona fide proof; attendance on every Trial Court date; fortnightly police-station reporting for six months; no witness inducement/tampering; desistance from fresh offences).