Suraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14612 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2024 Thana- KIUL District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Suraj Kumar Son of Nandan Yadav R/village - Goddih, P.S - Kiul, Dist. - Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Kiul P.S. Case No. 101/2024 dated 26.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 281, 125(a), 125(b), 106(1), 105 read with section 3(5) of the BNS, section 37(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and section 181 of the MV Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner dashed the informant's mother due to which she died on the spot and one Nishant Kumar sustained severe injury.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14612 of 2025(8) dt.03-09-2025 2/2 this case. The petitioner neither the driver nor the owner of the said vehicle. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.11.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that there is specific allegation against the petitioner of dashing the deceased and the petitioner was also in intoxicated condition at the time of alleged occurrence. It is further stated that the petitioner was driving the said vehicle rashly and negligently and without having driving license. The aforesaid facts show that the petitioner had knowledge that his act was likely to cause death of the deceased.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

7. The application stands rejected.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T