Dhruv Kumar Verma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1454 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-250 Year-2017 Thana- KURSAKANTA District- Araria ====================================================== DHRUV KUMAR VERMA SON OF LATE MAKSUDAN LAL DAS R/OMADHUBANI MANJHALI CHAUK, P.S.- PURNEA, DIST- PURNEA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar.
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Amresh Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Aslam Ansari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 07-04-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual Court proceedings. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325, 307, 504 & 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
The prosecution case, in brief, is that petitioner along with sixteen other named accused are said to have assembled at the house of Sanjeev Kumar Karn and conspired to kill the father of the informant due to old enmity. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He is quite innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He is neither named in the F.I.R. nor was apprehended on the spot. No incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1454 of 2021(3) dt.07-04-2021 2/3 physical possession. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 16.08.2018.
Learned APP for the State vehemently opposing the bail petition submitted that not only the informant but other witnesses also have corroborated the story of the informant and the deceased has suffered multiple hametoma injuries on his head, which led to his death. Hence, the petitioner does not deserve bail.
Vide order dated 05.03.2021, a report was called for from the learned Court below regarding the status of the trial. In compliance thereof, the learned Sessions Judge, Araria vide letter no.1311/2021 dated 05.04.2021 has reported that the case is running at the stage of defence argument and the next date is fixed on 09.04.2021 and it is likely to be concluded very shortly.
In the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail is hereby rejected.
However, the learned Trial Court is directed to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible preferably within
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1454 of 2021(3) dt.07-04-2021 3/3 a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Both the parties are expected to extend their co-operation in early conclusion of the trial. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T