Patna High Court

Govinda RamversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 27 February 2026
Disposal: REJECTED
Bench: SATYAVRAT VERMA

Holding

The petitioner is not entitled to bail and the bail application is rejected.

Summary

The petitioner, Govinda Ram, was arrested in connection with a murder case (Sugauli PS Case No.530/2023) alleging offences under Sections 302, 201, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. He claimed a clean antecedent, a long‑standing marriage, and that the informant (the victim's mother) had falsely implicated him. The State opposed bail, emphasizing that the victim was dead, the body cremated, and no post‑mortem was possible, suggesting the petitioner’s involvement. The court examined the bail application, the seriousness of the charges, and the lack of convincing evidence of innocence. Concluding that the circumstances did not warrant release, the court rejected the regular bail application.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail in a case involving murder, concealment of death and alleged conspiracy under IPC Sections 302, 201, 120(B) and 34
Whether the allegations and evidence presented justify denial of bail

Legislation cited

Indian Penal Code — s. 120B, 201, 302, 34

Subjects

bail
murder
IPC
Section 302
Section 201
Section 120B
Section 34
regular bail
high court
criminal procedure

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83656 of 2025
                   Arising Out of PS. Case No.-530 Year-2023 Thana- SUGAULI District- East Champaran
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                 Govinda Ram S/O Dasai Ram Resident of Village-Raushanpur Sapaha, Ward
                 No. 6, P.S- Sugauli, District- East Champaran, Motihari.

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Adv.
                                                  Mr. Dhandev Kumar, Adv.
                 For the Opposite Party/s :       Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP
                 ======================================================
                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   27-02-2026                   1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   A.P.P. for the State Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad.

                                 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sugauli

                   P.S. Case No.530/2023, registered for the offences punishable

                   under Sections 302, 201, 120(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal

                   Code.

                                 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

                   petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the informant

                   who is mother of the deceased alleges that the marriage of her

                   daughter was performed with the petitioner about 8 years back

                   and out of the wedlock, four children were born. It is further

                   alleged that once the petitioner saw her daughter talking to a

                   person and thus started harbouring suspicion that she was
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          having relationship with him and as such the petitioner along

          with others killed her daughter.

                       4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

          petitioner has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the

          informant. It is next submitted that the marriage was 8 years old

          and in between these 8 years, no case ever came to be instituted

          either by the informant or the deceased alleging any kind of

          torture by the petitioner. It is also submitted that out of the

          wedlock, four children were born, who are presently staying

          with the petitioner. It is also submitted that petitioner is in

          custody since 20.07.2025.

                       5. Learned A.P.P. Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad

          opposes the regular bail application of the petitioner and

          submits that what is not disputed rather stands admitted is that

          daughter of the informant died. It is also submitted that after

          killing the deceased, her dead body was cremated, as such

          postmortem could not be held. It is further submitted that had

          the petitioner not been involved in the occurrence, in that event,

          he would have informed the informant and other family

          members regarding the death of the victim but then same was

          not done rather the dead body was cremated.

                       6. Considering the submissions made by the learned
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                       APP, the Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail

                       for the present.

                                    7. The regular bail application of the petitioner is

                       rejected.



                                                 (Satyavrat Verma, J)
amit/-

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