Patna High CourtCR. MISC./25089/2023rejected

Jagdish Singh @ Jagga v. The State Of Bihar

2023-10-09Mr. Justice Sunil Kumar Panwar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25089 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-161 Year-2022 Thana- PHULWARIA District- Begusarai ====================================================== JAGDISH SINGH @ JAGGA Son of Fulo Singh R/o Barauni -32 Madhurapur PS- Teghra Dist- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 09-10-2023

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 302, 120B, 201, 34 of the IPC.

3. The allegation against the petitioner along with co-accused persons is that killed the son of the informant and threw his dead body in a river.

4. 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. It is further submitted that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 24.10.2022.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25089 of 2023(4) dt.09-10-2023 2/2

5. Learned APP appearing for the state and learned counsel for the informant have vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and submitted that the petitioner is named in the FIR and he along with co-accused assaulted the son of the informant and committed his murder and for hiding evidence they threw his dead body in river. It is further submitted that during investigation several witnesses also supported the prosecution version. And as per para-50 of the Case Diary, it appears that the petitioner has also confessed his complicity in this alleged occurrence.

6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the fact this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail and, as such, his prayer for bail stands rejected.

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

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