This single bench oral order considered a bail application in a murder case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The court granted regular bail, directing the petitioner to furnish a bond with two sureties.
Petitioner enlarged on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount to the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate IX, Saran.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86883 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-263 Year-2023 Thana- PARSA District- Saran
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Dinesh Rai S/o Tribhuvan Rai R/o village - Parsauna, P.S - Parsa, District - Saran at Chapra
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Kumar Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 27-01-2026
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
the offence punishable under sections 302, 202 and 34 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 .
3 . Case of the informant is that son of the informant had gone to his maternal uncle's village on 15.08.2023 . On 16.08.2023, one Khushi Kumari informed informant's niece that that all the FIR named accused persons including this petitioner and 10 unknown accused persons have killed son of the informant and dead body has been concealed in a pond of the village .
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86883 of 2025(2) dt.27-01-2026 2/2
death as Asphyxia due to drowning. Doctor has found no antemortem injury on the person of the deceased. Charge sheet has already been filed. Several similarly situated co-accused have already been allowed bail by different co-ordinate Benches of this Court vide order passed in Cr.Mis.No. 48671/2025 and 52019/2025. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and he is in custody since 16.10.2025 .
for bail.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Koushik/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail in a case involving sections 302, 202 and 34 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Whether the nature of accusation and period of custody preclude the grant of bail.
Dinesh Rai
The State of Bihar
Prabhat Kumar Singh
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