Ankit Pandey @ Ankit Kumar Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.29186 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-460 Year-2022 Thana- KOTWA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ankit Pandey @ Ankit Kumar Pandey Son of Mahesh Pandey R/O VillageDumra, P.S.- Kotwa, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Krishna Kant Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kotwa P.S. Case No. 460 of 2022, S.Tr.No. 1276 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the accused persons fired indiscriminately on the deceased due to which he died on the spot.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.29186 of 2025(5) dt.19-09-2025 2/2 custody since 13.09.2024 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner stating that the accused persons including the petitioner fired indiscriminately on the deceased due to which he died on the spot. He further submitted that post-mortem report also shows the cause of death as hemorrhage and shock caused by firearm injury. He further submitted that the prayer for grant of bail to the co-accused person has already been rejected by a coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 22.05.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 23437 of 2023.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also nature and gravity of offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

8. Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T