IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86597 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-854 Year-2023 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ======================================================

Jay Prakash Ray @ Chhotaka @ Jay Prakash Kumar S/o Mundrika Ray @

Munarik Ray R/o Village - Karanpura, P.S - Naubatpur, District - Patna ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Laliteshwar Prasad Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER

2 13-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 364 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on

02.12.2023 Chotka @ Jai Prakash Ray son of Munarik Ray come to the house of the informant and stated that there was a marriage of his brother-in-law and that certain articles were to be purchased in