Patna High CourtCR. MISC./40279/2026dismissed

Ravish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2026-06-23Mr. Justice Sandeep Kumar2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40279 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-40 Year-2026 Thana- BEGUSARAI TOWN District- Begusarai ====================================================== Ravish Kumar Son of Sanjay Chaudhary @ Sanjay Choudhary Resident of village - Machaha, Ward No. 4, P.S.- Singhaul (Singhoul), District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The defect(s) as pointed out by the office be ignored.

3. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Town (Nagar) P.S. Case No. 40 of 2026 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 111 and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

4. The allegation against the petitioner and other coaccused persons is of taking a contract for killing a witness.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner is in custody since 29.01.2026 having two criminal antecedents.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40279 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/2

6. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

7. Some of the co-accused persons have been granted bail but since the petitioner is a hardened criminal for committing murder having two criminal antecedents and considering that the case is of contract killing, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8. Accordingly, the application stands dismissed.

9. It is, however, clarified that the observations made herein are limited to the adjudication of the present bail application and shall not prejudice the case of the petitioner at any subsequent stage of the trial and this Court has not express any opinion on the merits of the case.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) P. Kumar U T