Guddu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.8529 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-46 Year-2024 Thana- SARMERA District- Nalanda ====================================================== Guddu Singh, son of Late Virendra Singh, village- Dhanama Dih, PsSarmera, Dist- Nalanda ...

... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prashant Kashyap, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Harendra Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-02-2025 Heard Mr. Prashant Kashyap, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Harendra Prasad, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1027 of 2024 arising out of Sarmera P.S. Case No. 46 of 2024, G.R. No. 1034 of 2024 dated 07.03.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The main submissions advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner are that the petitioner earlier approached this Court by filing Cr. Misc. No.68579 of 2024 for getting the relief of regular bail which was rejected by this Court with giving him a liberty to renew his bail prayer after the framing of charges before the Trial Court and thereafter, the petitioner filed a petition before the learned Trial Court in the light of this liberty but his prayer was not considered and the same was rejected by the order impugned. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.8529 of 2025(2) dt.07-02-2025 2/2 21.04.2024 and the charges have been framed upon him on 17.12.2024 and thereafter, no prosecution witness has turned up and against this petitioner, there is no criminal antecedent though one P.S. Case bearing Sarmera P.S. Case No. 26 of 2003 was lodged against the petitioner in which he has been acquitted and the instant matter relates to celebratory firing, which resulted in death of one girl which was not intentional.

4. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. Considering the aforesaid submissions advanced by petitioner's counsel and mainly taking into account the petitioner's custody period and the stage of his trial, this Court is inclined to accept the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Sessions Trial No. 1027 of 2024 arising out of Sarmera P.S. Case No. 46 of 2024, G.R. No. 1034 of 2024 . (Shailendra Singh, J) Jyoti Kumari/- U T