Mithun Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39787 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-336 Year-2024 Thana- CHAPRA MUFFASIL District- Saran ====================================================== Mithun Kumar S/o Late Byash Ray R/o Vill- Bintolia Ratanpur, P.S.- Chapra Mufassil, Dist- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anjani Parashar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Choubey Jawahar, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Jitendra Narayan, Advocate Mr. Ashwani Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 06-02-2026 Heard Mr. Anjani Parashar, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. Jitendra Narayan, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Choubey Jawahar, learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Chapra Mufassil P.S. Case No. 336 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that on 12.06.2024 at about 6:45 AM near Sardha Dhudhaiya Bridge, the accused persons stopped the motorcycle of the informant and fired indiscriminately, causing fatal injuries to him and his associate

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39787 of 2025(4) dt.06-02-2026 2/2 Sunil Kumar, who were declared dead at Sadar Hospital, Chapra.

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 custody since 16.12.2024 and has four criminal antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State and learned counsel for the informant vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail. It is submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and the occurrence is of a grave and heinous nature involving double murder by indiscriminate firing in a public place.

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.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T