Manish Kumar Singh @ Raja Singh @ Manish Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53575 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-414 Year-2021 Thana- MUZAFFARPUR SADAR DistrictMuzaffarpur ====================================================== Manish Kumar Singh @ Raja Singh @ Manish Kumar S/o- Ram Prasad Singh @ Ram Singh Resident of Village- Nirpur PS- Mufassil, DistSamastipur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dr. Bipin Chandra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Vinod Shanker Modi, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 414 of 2021, S.Tr. No. 152 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 302 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that the informant's brother was shot dead by unknown persons.
4. Earlier, vide order dated 19.07.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 63995 of 2023, the prayer of the petitioner for grant of regular bail was rejected by this Court.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53575 of 2025(4) dt.28-01-2026 2/3 petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner transpired in this case during investigation and he was arrested and his confessional statement was recorded. Learned counsel further contended that confessional statement recorded before the police has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. Learned counsel further submitted that T.I.P. has not been conducted till date to ascertain the involvement of the petitioner in the alleged offence. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 18.02.2022 and has eighteen criminal antecedents.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. Learned APP further submitted that all the prosecution witnesses have been examined and the trial is on the verge of conclusion. Learned APP for the State relied upon a decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3539 (X. vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr.), wherein in paragraph no. 14, the Hon'ble Apex Court has held has under:
"14. Ordinarily in serious offences like rape, murder, dacoity, etc., once the trial commences and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53575 of 2025(4) dt.28-01-2026 3/3 the prosecution starts examining its witnesses, the Court, be it the Trial Court or the High Court should be loath in entertaining the bail application of the accused."
7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as also the present stage of trial, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.
8. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T