Patna High Court
Sanjiv Singh @ Sanjiv Ram @ Karu RamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
Bail is granted to the petitioner subject to a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties of equal amount, with the condition of cooperation in the trial.
Summary
The petitioner, Sanjiv Singh, was arrested in connection with a case registered under Section 304/34 of the Indian Penal Code for the alleged killing of his wife. He claimed innocence, stating that the informant who lodged the FIR was not an eye‑witness and that he has a clean antecedent. The State opposed his bail, but the High Court considered the circumstances, including his custody since 03‑12‑2025 and lack of prior convictions. The Court allowed the bail application, directing the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the same amount and to cooperate with the trial. The order was limited to the bail issue and did not express any opinion on the merits of the underlying criminal case.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the accused in a case of alleged culpable homicide under Section 304/34 IPC, considering the nature of the offence, custody, and the petitioner's clean antecedent.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 304, 34
Subjects
- bail
- culpable homicide
- Section 304 IPC
- Section 34 IPC
- high court
- criminal procedure
- surety
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4904 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-59 Year-2011 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada
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Sanjiv Singh @ Sanjiv Ram @ Karu Ram S/O Late Rambriksh Ram R/O
Village- Bhadokhara, P.S.- Muffasil, District- Nawada
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Muskan Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
5 27-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with
Muffasil P.S. Case No. 59 of 2011, registered for the offence
punishable under Section 304/34 of I.P.C.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner is
husband of the deceased. As per the F.I.R., he is said to have
killed the deceased.
4. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the
petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been
implicated in this case. It is further submitted that in the trial,
the informant has been examined and he has said that the case
was filed by him on suspicion. He is not an eye witness and the
deceased and the petitioner had three children, who are staying
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with the family of petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since
03.12.2025 having clean antecedent.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the
prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, this application is allowed. Let the petitioner, above
named, be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of
Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount
each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,
Nawada /concerned Court below in connection with Muffasil
P.S. Case No. 59 of 2011, subject to the condition that the
petitioner will cooperate in the trial.
7. It is, however, clarified that the observations made
herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail
application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at
any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express
any opinion on the merits of the case.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
sanjeev/-
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