Suraj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58729 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-434 Year-2024 Thana- HAJIPUR SADAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Suraj kumar S/o Ramdutt @ Jhabhu Sah @ Jhabbal Sah @ Ramdatt R/o Village- Chimni, P.S.- Lakhimpur, District- Khiri (U.P.). At present- R/o Village- Naurangabad, P.S.- Sadar Hajipur, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Abhishek Kumar , Advocate For the State :
Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03-11-2025 Heard Mr. Abhishek Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Umeshanand Pandit, learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that this petitioner stabbed the husband of informant to death and threw the dead body in a pond.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Informant is not an eye witness of the occurrence. Petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58729 of 2025(3) dt.03-11-2025 2/2 Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner is in custody since 23.06.2025. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedents.
5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. with specific accusation that he killed the husband of informant. On the basis of confession of this petitioner, the weapon which was used in the crime was also recovered.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity of offence and material that has surfaced during course of investigation, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is rejected.
7. However, considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 23.06.2025, the learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a period of one year from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T