Hargen Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 16166 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2022 Thana- SHYAMPUR BHATHA District- Sheohar ====================================================== Hargen Rai Son Of Rajkumar Rai Resident Of Village- Khopi, PsRunnisaidpur, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Devendra Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 10-05-2023 Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within two weeks from today.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No.104 of 2022 arising out of Shyampur Bhataha P.S. Case No. 63 of 2022 dated 01.04.2022 lodged under Section 326(A) of the I.P.C.

As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is that he has attacked through acid on the body of the victim, due to which the upper part of the victim was badly damaged.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the F.I.R. has been lodged which is false and not correct. He

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 16166 of 2023(2) dt.10-05-2023 2/2 submits that under conspiracy, his name has been figured in this case.

Counsel further submits that antecedent of the petitioner is clean and he is in custody since 04.04.2022. He submits that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case.

Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that this case is of acid attack and direct allegation is against the petitioner.

In the present facts and circumstances of this case and the submissions made above, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Therefore, the bail application of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

The Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial within 9 months.

With this observation, the bail application stands rejected.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) prakashmani/- U T