IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.91859 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia ====================================================== 1. Rajesh Soren @ Rajesh Kumar Soren S/O Shyam Lal Soren R/O Village- Malidiha (Ghat Tola), P.S- Brahmpur Kothi, Distt.- Purnea. 2. Ranjit Soren S/O Manju Soren R/O Village- Malidiha (Ghat Tola), P.S- Brahmpur Kothi, Distt.- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 88290 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia ====================================================== Sushil Choudhary S/o- Gulo Choudhary Res of Village- Maldiha Ghat PS- Barhara Kothi District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 2140 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia ====================================================== 1. Sharvan Tuddu Son of Sri Chhota Tuddu @ Chhotu Tuddu. Resident of village- Maldiha Ghat, Ward No. 8, P.S- Barhara Kothi, District- Purnea. 2. Chhota Tuddu @ Chhotu Tuddu Son of late- Tegu Tuddu. Resident of village- Maldiha Ghat, Ward No. 8, P.S- Barhara Kothi, District- Purnea. 3. Thakur Soren Son of late-Loday Soren Resident of village- Maldiha Ghat, Ward No. 8, P.S- Barhara Kothi, District- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 4257 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- BARHARA KOTHI District- Purnia Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91859 of 2025(4) dt.10-04-2026 2/4 ====================================================== Babu Ram Soren @ Babulal Soren S/O Manik Lal Saran Resident of Vill.- Gulab Tol, P.S.- Barhara Kothi, Dist.- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 91859 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Amitesh Kumar, A.P.P. (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 88290 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Singh, A.P.P. (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 2140 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amit Kumar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Chandra Sen Prasad Singh, A.P.P. (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 4257 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 10-04-2026 All the aforementioned cases are being disposed of by a common order. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, informant and learned A.P.P. for the State. 3. Petitioners seeks regular bail in connection with Barhara Kothi P. S. Case No. 76 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 4. Prosecution case, in brief, is that informant who was posted as ASI at Barhara police station, Purnea, received an information, on 19.04.2025, that dead body of an unknown Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91859 of 2025(4) dt.10-04-2026 3/4 woman is lying at Maldiha Ghat. Thereafter, informant along with other police personnel reached at the place of occurrence and the dead body was found lying there with wound marks on various body parts. Accordingly, F.I.R. was registered. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners are not named in the F.I.R. and their names transpired during course of investigation in confessional statement of co-accused Sardar Hansda @ Manjar Hansda. Petitioners claim clean antecedent and are in custody since 18.07.2025, 20.08.2025, 20.08.2025, 22.05.2025, 06.05.2025, 25.05.2025 and 25.08.2025 respectively. 6. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application and submitted that petitioner Chhota Tuddu, in his confessional statement, stated that on 18.04.2025 at about 10 PM, these petitioners tied the deceased woman with electric pole situated in front of the house of petitioner Rajesh Soren and brutally assaulted her, resulting in her death. From perusal of the post-mortem report it is apparent that doctor has found two injuries and cause of death is Hemorrhage and shock resulting from hard and blunt substance. 7. Considering the nature of accusation, gravity of the Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.91859 of 2025(4) dt.10-04-2026 4/4 offence and materials available on record, prayer for regular bail of the petitioners is rejected. 8. However, considering the period of custody of the petitioners, Trial Court is directed to expedite and conclude the trial, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order. Navya/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T