Devan Risideo v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail REJECTED by Patna High Court (single bench: Chandra Prakash Singh, J) on 09-07-2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.7952 of 2025 (Araria district; Bousi/BAUNSI P.S. Case No. 166 of 2023, dated 05.10.2023; Sessions Trial No. 30 of 2024 before Additional District and Sessions Judge-IV, Araria). Petitioners Devan Risideo and Gulabchand Risideo (brother-in-law and father-in-law of deceased Dashrath Rishideo) charged under S. 302 r/w S. 34 IPC for allegedly assaulting the deceased, who died of head/brain injury per doctor's opinion; named in FIR; no eye-witness claimed by petitioners; in custody since 06.10.2023; charge sheet filed. Refusal keyed to heinous nature of accusation; trial court directed to expedite trial. Counsel: Pankaj Kumar and Vijay Kishore Bharti for petitioners; Arun Kumar Pandey, A.P.P., for the State.
What did the court decide?
Bail refused: considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the heinous nature of the accusation against the petitioners, the Court was not inclined to grant bail and rejected the bail application in connection with Sessions Trial No. 30 of 2024.