IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23462 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-282 Year-2024 Thana- KASBA District- Purnia ====================================================== 1. Shravan Mahto @ Shrawan Mahto S/o Birju Mahto @ Biraju Mahto R/o Village- Dogachhi, Ward NO. 03, Kullakhas, P.S.- Kasba, District- Purnia 2. Bimal Mahto S/o Birju Mahto @ Biraju Mahto R/o Village- Dogachhi, Ward NO. 03, Kullakhas, P.S.- Kasba, District- Purnia 3. Kamar Mahto @ Kamar @ Kamal S/o Panki Mahto @ Pinaki @ Panki Lal Mahto R/o Village- Dogachhi, Ward NO. 03, Kullakhas, P.S.- Kasba, District- Purnia 4. Birek Mahto @ Birek @ Biren S/o Panki Mahto @ Pinki @ Panki Lal Mahto R/o Village- Dogachhi, Ward NO. 03, Kullakhas, P.S.- Kasba, District- Purnia ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umanath Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 14-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Kasba P.S. Case No. 282 of 2024 registered for the offence under Sections 103(1), 238, 3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. 3. As per the prosecution case, on 02.11.2024 at about 12 noon, father-in-law of informant had gone out from his house, but till night he did not return and on the next morning, his dead-body was recovered from maize field of one Manoj Mahto. Informant suspects that all the F.I.R. named accused persons including petitioners, being co-sharers and due to land dispute, committed the murder of her father-in-law and concealed his dead-body in the maize field with a view to screen Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23462 of 2025(3) dt.14-05-2025 2/2 themselves from the legal action. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that informant is not an eye-witness to the alleged occurrence and she has raised only suspicion against petitioners on account of pending land dispute. During investigation, no cogent material has come to show complicity of petitioners in the alleged occurrence. Petitioners claim clean antecedent. The petitioners are languishing in jail since 31.01.2025. 5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition. 6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioners, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M. - 1, Purnia/concerned Court below in connection with Kasba P.S. Case No. 282 of 2024, corresponding to G.R. No. 6440 of 2024. Vikas/- (Sandeep Kumar, J) U