Patna High Court

Dinbandhu SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 11 March 2026
Disposal: BAIL GRANTED
Bench: PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH

Holding

The court held that regular bail should be granted to the petitioner.

Summary

Dinbandhu Singh was arrested in connection with a case involving kidnapping and murder of several persons, alleged under Sections 140(1), 103(1), 238 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The prosecution alleged that the accused had abducted the victims and later the bodies were found on a railway track. The petitioner argued that he was not named in the FIR and that a co‑accused, Rakhi Devi, had already been granted regular bail in a similar case. The State opposed the bail, citing the seriousness of the offences. Considering the nature of the accusation, the period of custody and the precedent of bail to a similarly situated accused, the High Court allowed the bail application, directing the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail despite the serious nature of the offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Whether the petitioner’s non‑mention in the FIR and the grant of bail to a co‑accused affect the decision on bail.

Legislation cited

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — s. 103(1), 140(1), 238, 61(2)

Subjects

regular bail
bail petition
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
kidnapping
murder
high court

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89067 of 2025
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-279 Year-2025 Thana- PUNPUN District- Patna
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                 Dinbandhu Singh S/O Janki Singh R/O Village- Deokali, P.S- Dhanarua,
                 Distt.- Patna.

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                       Versus
                 The State of Bihar

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
                 ======================================================
                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Shashi Saurabh, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, A.P.P.
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   11-03-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State.

                                2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with

                   Punpun P. S. Case No. 279 of 2025 registered for the offences

                   punishable under Sections 140(1), 103(1), 238, 61(2) of the

                   Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

                                3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on

                   11.09.2025, Pramod Kumar made a call from mobile to the

                   informant and informed that Subodh Kumar @ Loha Yadav

                   (deceased), Dheeraj Kumar, Lovely Kumari (deceased) and

                   Sudhanshu Kumar had been picked up from Ram Krishna by all

                   the FIR-named accused along with some unknown persons, who

                   dragged them away. Later, the informant received information

                   from Dhanarua Police Station that two unidentified dead bodies
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          had been found on the railway track. The bodies were sent to

          PMCH, where the informant identified them as her son Subodh

          Kumar @ Loha and Lovely Kumari. The informant alleged that

          both had been murdered and their bodies thrown on the railway

          track.

                       4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

          petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. One Dheeraj Kumar, who

          was also kidnapped along with the deceased, has not named this

          petitioner during the investigation. Similarly situated co-

          accused, namely, Rakhi Devi has already been granted regular

          bail by this Court vide order dated 19.11.2025 passed in Cr.

          Misc. No. 77969 of 2025. Petitioner is in custody since

          14.09.2025.

                       5. However, learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently

          opposed the bail application.

                       6. Considering the nature of accusation, period of

          custody and the fact that similarly situated person has already

          been granted regular bail, this bail application is allowed. The

          petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on

          furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two

          sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned

          Sub-Divisional        Judicial     Magistrate,       Masaurhi,   Patna   in
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                        connection with Punpun P. S. Case No. 279 of 2025.



                                              (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Navya/-

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