Patna High Court
Raju Kumar Yadav @ Raju KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The court allowed the petition for regular bail, directing the petitioner to be released on bail.
Summary
The petitioner, Raju Kumar Yadav, applied for regular bail in a case registered under Sections 103(1), 123, 238 and 3(5) of the B.N.S., where he is alleged to have murdered his wife. The prosecution alleges he killed the deceased, while the petitioner claims the deceased committed suicide after informing him, and asserts his innocence and clean antecedent. The petitioner has been in custody since 5 June 2025 and undertook to cooperate with the trial. The State opposed the bail, but the court noted that no witness had been examined at trial. Considering these factors, 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.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the serious nature of the offences alleged.
- Whether the absence of any witness examination at trial warrants the grant of bail.
Legislation cited
- B.N.S. — s. 103(1), 123, 238, 3(5)
Subjects
- bail
- regular bail
- criminal procedure
- suicide
- murder
- presumption of innocence
- clean antecedent
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68612 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-133 Year-2025 Thana- SAKURABAD District- Jehanabad
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Raju Kumar Yadav @ Raju Kumar Son of Devi Dayal Yadav @ Devi Dayal
Singh Resident of Village - Parshan Bigha, P.S.- Shakurabad, District -
Jehanabad.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Uday Narayan Singh, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
6 19-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with
Shakurabad P.S. Case No. 133/2025 registered for the offences
punishable under Sections 103(1), 123, 238, 3(5) of the B.N.S.
3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is the
husband of the deceased and he is alleged to have killed the
deceased.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the
present case. Learned counsel further submits that the deceased
has committed suicide by consuming poison after informing the
petitioner who was in Patna. Petitioner has clean antecedent and
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he is in custody since 05.06.2025. The petitioner undertakes to
co-operate in the case/ trial.
5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer
for regular bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid submissions and the fact
that in the trial no witness has been examined, this application
for regular bail is allowed.
7. Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be
released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten
Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Jehanabad/concerned Court
below in connection with Shakurabad P.S. Case No. 133/2025.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-
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