Patna High Court
Tunni Mahto @ Ram Parvesh Mahto @ Parvesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
The Court granted bail to the petitioners, subject to strict conditions, as the prosecution failed to produce material evidence beyond mere suspicion.
Summary
The petitioners, three brothers from Kalyanpur, were arrested in connection with a FIR alleging the murder of the informant's father, alleged to have been committed by strangulation. The FIR, filed under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023, is based largely on the informant's suspicion and a phone call reporting blood at his house. The petitioners contended they have clean antecedents, no eye‑witnesses, and no material evidence linking them to the crime, arguing the charges are fabricated. The State opposed bail, relying on the seriousness of the alleged offences. The Court, noting the absence of substantive evidence beyond suspicion and the petitioners' clean records, granted bail on a Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties, imposing conditions of cooperation, appearance, and non‑tampering with evidence, and ordered verification of criminal antecedents.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate bail decision when the prosecution's case rests solely on suspicion and lacks substantive evidence?
- Do the petitioners' clean antecedents justify granting bail despite the seriousness of the alleged offences under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita?
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 — s. 103(1), 3(5)
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- suspicion
- clean antecedent
- Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita
- Section 103
- Section 3
- FIR
- evidence
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86242 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-375 Year-2025 Thana- BIHAR District- Nalanda
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1. Tunni Mahto @ Ram Parvesh Mahto @ Parvesh Kumar Son of Late Ganesh
Mahto Resident of Village- Kalyanpur, Ps- Bihar, Dist- Nalanda
2. Kundan Kumar son of Tunni Mahto @ Ram Parvesh Mahto @ Parvesh
Kumar Resident of Village- Kalyanpur, Ps- Bihar, Dist- Nalanda
3. Krishan Kumar son of Tunni Mahto @ Ram Parvesh Mahto @ parvesh
Kumar Resident of Village- Kalyanpur, Ps- Bihar, Dist- Nalanda
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sudish Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, APP
For the Informant : Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 30-03-2026 Heard Mr. Sudish Kumar, learned counsel for the
petitioners, Mr. Md. Fahimuddin, learned Additional Public
Prosecutor for the State and Mr. Pankaj Kumar, learned counsel
for the Informant.
2. Petitioners seeks bail in connection with Bihar P.S.
Case No. 375 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 17.06.2025 for the offences
punishable under Sections 103(1), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay
Sanhita, 2023.
3. According to prosecution case, on 17.06.2025, the
informant was informed by his cousin on phone that the door of
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his house is closed and blood is oozing out from the house. On
hearing this, when the informant reached his village, he got
informed that two days before all the FIR named accused
persons had assaulted his father and threatened him to kill. The
informant suspects that the accused persons had killed his father
by strangulation.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that
petitioners have clean antecedent and they falsely been
implicated in the present case merely on the basis of suspicion.
He further submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is
false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any
offences as alleged in the F.I.R and informant is not the eye
witness of the alleged occurrence and even no one has seen the
alleged occurrence and except suspicion, no other cogent
material has come during investigation which suggest the
involvement of the petitioners in the present occurrence. The
police after investigation submitted charge-sheet and the
petitioner no.1 is in custody since 26.07.2025 and petitioner
nos.2 and 3 are in custody since 18.07.2025.
5. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
informant as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for
the State have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the
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petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances,
petitioners have clean antecedent and except suspicion, no other
cogent material has come during investigation which suggest the
involvement of the petitioners in the present occurrence, let the
petitioners, above named, 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 C.J.M.,
Nalanda in connection with Bihar P.S. Case No. 375 of 2025
subject to the following conditions:-
i. Petitioners shall co-operate in the trial and shall be
properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court
and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and
on their absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient
reason, their bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.
ii. If the petitioners tamper with the evidence or the
witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to
move for cancellation of bail.
iii. And further condition that the court below shall
verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioners and in case at
any stage it is found that the petitioners have concealed their
criminal antecedents, the court below shall take step for
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cancellation of bail bond of the petitioners. However, the
acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order
shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Suruchi/-
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