Patna High CourtCR. MISC./16859/2025dismissed

Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-06-20Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16859 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-185 Year-2023 Thana- NOWKOTHI GARHPURA DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Manish Kumar S/O Jai Narayan Mahto @ Jay Narayan Mahto R/O village - Parna, P.S- Neema Chandpura, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur Ms.Vaishnavi Singh Mr Ritwik Thakur For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Shakir Ahmad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 20-06-2025 Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

2. This is an application for regular bail on behalf of the petitioner for the offences alleged under Section 302, 307, 353 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, registered in connection with Nowkothi P.S.Case No. 185 of 2023.

3. As per allegation, three accused persons, including the petitioner, proceeded towards Nimachandpura on a white Maruti car with wine. They purposely dashed the vehicle of the police party, making them grievously injured. In the incident, S.I.Baleshwar Yadav suffered injuries and died.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that although the bail application of the petitioner has earlier

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16859 of 2025(3) dt.20-06-2025 2/2 been rejected by this Court, but he is renewing his prayer for bail on the ground that P.W.1, who was a member of the raiding party, did not identify the petitioner who was present in the dock at the time of deposition of that witness. So far as P.W.2 is concerned, although he has identified the informant but in his cross-examination, he has stated that he could not recall the face of the miscreants who were on the vehicle.

5. It appears that only two witnesses have been examined out of nine charge-sheeted witnesses.

6. The trial court is directed to take every endeavour to dispose of the trial within a period of one year from today.

7. However, if the trial is not concluded within the stipulated period, the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail.

8. With the aforesaid observation, the application stands disposed of.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) HR/- U T