Md. Amir Jalal @ Amir Jalal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22567 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-779 Year-2025 Thana- PHULWARISHARIF District- Patna ====================================================== Md. Amir Jalal @ Amir Jalal S/o Md. Jalaluddin Khan @ Jalaluddin Ahmad R/o Village- Maulabagh Nausa, PS- Phulwari Sharif, Distt- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Kundan Kumar Ojha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Sunil Kumar Pandey, APP For the Informant :
Mr. Jagjit Roshan, Advocate :
Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 10-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the Informant.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 103(1) & 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under Section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that the informant (wife of the deceased) was going along with her husband Sayyad Anwar Alam and nephew Intekhaab Alam on bike towards her farm from Haroon Nagar colony to Nohsha. It is further alleged that the petitioner along with other four persons started firing at informant's husband and he died due to bullet injuries. All the assailants fled away. The informant
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22567 of 2026(2) dt.10-04-2026 2/3 alleges that her husband has been killed at the behest of other named ten accused persons. All these persons are working in the gang of land mafia Naushad Mallick.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that from perusal of the FIR it is clear that the informant and Intekhaab Alam were the eye-witness of this case. Intekhaab Alam has given his statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. in paragraph '87' of the case diary wherein he has stated that he was going to see the fields. Shahrukh and Md. Afsar pointed gun at his uncle. When the uncle of Intekhaab, i.e. deceased objected, Md. Afsar shot at him and it is further alleged that Afsar again fired at the deceased. Intekhaab has seen other persons in a four wheeler. So from the statement of eye-witness Intekhaab it is clear that the deceased has received two firearm injuries. During course of investigation, Md.
Afsar has also given his confessional statement and has stated that this petitioner and others have told him to kill the deceased and in return he will be given Five Lakh rupees and one kattha of land. Save and except the confessional statement of the co-accused persons, there is nothing against the petitioner. Moreover, the main thrust of allegation is against Md. Afsar who has fired at the deceased.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22567 of 2026(2) dt.10-04-2026 3/3 that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 12.12.2025.
5. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State and learned Senior counsel for the Informant have vehemently opposed the bail and has submitted that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of two cases.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Phulwari Sharif P.S. Case No. 779 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court of A.C.J.M.- IVth, Patna.
7. It is further directed that while accepting the bail bond of the petitioner, the learned trial court shall verify the antecedents of the petitioner.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U