Ayodhya Singh @ Guddu Singh @ Guddu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16144 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2022 Thana- KOCHAS District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ayodhya Singh @ Guddu Singh @ Guddu Son Of Late Ramji Singh R/O Rampur, P.S.- Kochas, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bhaskar Shankar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bharat Lal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 16-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 307, 302, 120B, of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

As per FIR, the allegation against the petitioner along with co-accused persons is that they committed murder of the informant's son namely, Dhanji Singh by means of open fire.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case due to previous enmity. He has got no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16144 of 2023(3) dt.16-05-2023 2/2 the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 12.04.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that there is direct allegation of shot fire attributed against the petitioner due to which son of the informant died. The postmortem report which is annexed with the case diary, corroborates the prosecution allegation, wherein doctor opined cause of death is due to gunshot. It is further submitted that witnesses also supported the prosecution case.

Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact that there is direct allegation against the petitioner of opening fire upon the informant's son, resulting into his death, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, his prayer for bail stands rejected.

The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same as soon as possible.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Manishkumar/- U T