Saurabh Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41888 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-1 Year-2024 Thana- Sajore District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== SAURABH KUMAR SAH S/O Late Siyaram Sah R/O village- Kasbakherhi, P.S.- Sahkund, District- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Diwakar Upadhyaya For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Tapeshwar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sajour P.S. Case No. 01 of 2024, Sessions Trial No. 571 of 2024 dated 04.03.2024 registered for the offences punishable under sections 302/120B read with section 34 of the Indian Penal Code & section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and the co-accused Anjali Kumari is alleged to have committed murder of the informant's son Mithilesh Kumar @ Mithun Kumar with the help of unknown miscreants under conspiracy.
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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further submitted that the charge-sheet has already been submitted against the petitioner. The petitioner had illicit relationship with the wife of the deceased. The name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on mere suspicion. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has one antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 05.03.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner had illicit relationship with the wife of the deceased and due to that the petitioner hired some criminals to cause the death of the deceased for which he had paid Rs. 40,000/- to the miscreants. It is further stated that the C.D.R. records indicate that the mobiles location of the petitioner and the co-accused persons were found near the place of occurrence at the date of the incident.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, this court is not inclined to grant bail to the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41888 of 2025(2) dt.27-08-2025 3/3 petitioner and the same is rejected in connection with Sajour P.S. Case No. 01 of 2024 Sajour P.S. Case No. 01 of 2024, Sessions Trial No. 571 of 2024, pending in the Court of leaned C.J.M, Bhagalpur.
7. The learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest. (Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T