Akash Kumar @ Aakash Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43741 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-493 Year-2019 Thana- BARAUNI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Akash Kumar @ Aakash Kumar S/o Nilendra Kumar R/o Mohalla- Ward No. 40, Sarvoday Nagar, Bishunpur, P.S.- Town, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pritish Kumar Lal, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Manoj Kumar, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 08-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No.111 of 2020 arising out of Barauni (Garahara O.P.) P.S. Case No. 493 of 2019 lodged on 13.11.2019, for the offence punishable under Sections 394, 397, 302 & 120(b) of the Indian Penal Code read with section 27 of the Arms Act, pending in the Court of District & Additional Sessions JudgeXI, Begusarai.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the regular bail application of the petitioner has earlier been dismissed twice vide orders dated 06.11.2023 and 02.06.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 28627 of 2022 & 34275 of 2025 respectively. Counsel submits that the petitioner is in custody since 11.01.2019 and on previous occasion, report with regard to
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43741 of 2025(3) dt.08-08-2025 2/2 present stage of trial has been called for. Counsel submits that he is well aware that the evidence of prosecution has been concluded, stage of section 313 Cr.P.C has been crossed, and argument of defence has been going on. Counsel submits that the defence shall take only two dates for his argument and not more than that. Counsel for the petitioner undertakes before this Court that he shall argue only for two dates and not more than that and seeks that a time may be fixed to pass final order in this case.
4. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that this case is at the fag end and therefore, bail may not be granted.
5. After hearing the parties, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected with observation that the Trial Court shall grant two dates for argument of the petitioner/defence and thereafter conclude the trial within two months.
(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T