Patna High CourtCR. MISC./9024/2025bail rejected

Mahendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2025-07-07Mr. Justice Sourendra Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9024 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-930 Year-2023 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== Mahendra Singh S/O Late Hardev Singh R/O Vill.- Bahpura, P.S.- Bihta, Dist.- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ramji Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-07-2025 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 147, 148, 149, 302 of the Indian Penal Code & Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, seven persons are named in the FIR including this petitioner, who have shot at and killed one Chandan Kumar @ Vickey.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. He also submits that there is land dispute between the petitioner and the informant. He further submits that the petitioner is an old person aged about 75 years and he was not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9024 of 2025(4) dt.07-07-2025 2/2 present at the place of occurrence. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent and is languishing in judicial custody since 23.08.2024.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state opposes the prayer for bail and submits that there is specific allegation against the petitioner, who fired upon the brother of the informant along with six other persons, who also fired, due to which, he died and sustained 12 fire arm injuries. He also submits that five co-accused persons bail on similar footing has already been dismissed by co-ordinate Bench of this Court and moreover the trial is almost on completion.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account that the trial is almost at the fag end, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail application is rejected.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T