Patna High Court
Ramnath RamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- S B P SINGH
Holding
The Court held that bail could not be granted and dismissed the petitioner's bail application.
Summary
The petitioner, Ramnath Ram, was charged under Section 103(1) of the BNS for the alleged murder of his wife and daughter, whose bodies were found near an electricity power grid. The prosecution presented a confessional statement, witness testimonies indicating strangulation, a blood‑stained T‑shirt, and a post‑mortem report confirming asphyxia due to strangulation. The petitioner claimed innocence, alleging the deaths were caused by electric shock and that the case was fabricated, despite being the husband and father of the victims. The State opposed the bail application, emphasizing the gravity of the offence and the evidentiary material. The Court, after considering the seriousness of the charges and the supporting forensic evidence, refused to grant regular bail to the petitioner.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail can be granted to the accused in a murder case under Section 103(1) of the BNS given the existence of a confessional statement, forensic evidence, and the seriousness of the offence.
Legislation cited
- BNS — s. 103(1)
Subjects
- bail
- murder
- confessional statement
- post-mortem report
- asphyxia
- strangulation
- criminal procedure
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4977 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-18 Year-2025 Thana- CHUTIA SAHAYAK District- Rohtas
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Ramnath Ram S/o- Late Bigan Ram R/o Vill.- Tiyara Kala P.s- Chutiya Dist-
Rohtas
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Raj Kishore Prasad
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. B. PD. SINGH
ORAL ORDER
3 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for
grant of regular bail in connection with S. Tr. No. 316 of 2025
arising out of Chutiya P.S. Case No. 18 of 2025 registered for
the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) of the BNS.
3. According to the prosecution, the informant, who is
a police official, received information on 15.03.2025 at about
10:30 A.M. regarding the murder of two women near an
electricity power grid in village Kala Pahadi. The deceased were
later identified as Parvati Devi and Pratima Kumari, whereupon
the F.I.R. was instituted against unknown persons.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this
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false and fabricated case despite of being husband and father of
dead women. There are two persons who have been made
accused in the present case, one is the present petitioner and the
other one is son of the present petitioner. Learned counsel
further submits that both the deceased women died due to
electric shock in the field but in support of that, there is nothing
in the case diary.
5. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of the State has
vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. From the perusal of the F.I.R., it appears that two
dead bodies, who happen to be the wife and daughter of the
petitioner, were found lying near an electric power grid. In
paragraph no. 16 of the case diary, the confessional statement of
the petitioner has been recorded by the police. Although such a
statement is not admissible for proving the guilt of the petitioner
but it may be considered to the extent of clarifying the
alleged motive. The motive, as disclosed therein, is that the
petitioner’s daughter was in love affair with one Sudama Ram,
who was already married, and the petitioner intended to arrange
her marriage with another person, to which she was not
agreeable. It is alleged that, on this account, the petitioner, along
with his son, committed murder of his wife and daughter while
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they were sleeping in a room. Further, in paragraphs 8, 9, 10, 11
and 12 of the case diary, the witnesses have stated that the
deaths appear to have been caused by strangulation. As per para
46 of the case diary, blood stained brown coloured T-shirt of the
petitioner as well as mobile phone of the deceased has been
recovered. The post-mortem report also indicates that the cause
of death was asphyxia due to strangulation, leading to cardiac
arrest.
7. Having regard to the aforesaid facts, the gravity of
the offence, and the post-mortem report, this Court is not
inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the prayer
for bail is rejected.
(S. B. Pd. Singh, J)
Ankit Kumar/-
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