Amar Kumar Sinha v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13414 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-257 Year-2023 Thana- BIHIA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Amar Kumar Sinha Son of Ravi Ranjan Verma Resident of Village- Kharauni, P.S.- Bihiya, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Bhavesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 12-06-2025
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial no.147 of 2024 (arising out of Bihiya P.S. Case no.257 of 2023) registered under sections 302 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that while he was sitting at his agricultural land, the ten named accused persons including the petitioner came. On the orders of Shyamakant Verma and Arun Kumar Sinha, the petitioner is said to have fired from his pistol hitting the brother of the informant in his neck. Thereafter it is stated that the petitioner caught hold of the informant while Shyamakant Verma caught hold of Vishnu Kumar Pandey. Vipin Kumar Sinha fired on Shamsher
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13414 of 2025(3) dt.12-06-2025 2/3 Jung while Saurabh Kumar Sinha attempted to fire on the informant but on the informant catching hold of his hand, the fire went in the air. Shamsher Jung died in the occurrence.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. The trial has commenced in the learned Court below, however, inspite of the petitioner being in custody since 2.5.2024, the same has still not concluded. The petitioner be enlarged on bail and he undertakes to abide by any conditions which may be laid by this Court for his release on bail.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant. Learned counsel for the informant submits that there is direct allegation against the petitioner of having fired with the pistol on the brother of the informant hitting him in his neck as a result of which he died.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations against the petitioner of being one of the assailants of the deceased together with the trial having commenced in the learned trial Court, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and the application is rejected.
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7. Learned trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T