Patna High CourtCR. MISC./59043/2025bail rejected

Sharwan Kumar @ Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-11-07Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.59043 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2025 Thana- KORHA District- Katihar ====================================================== Sharwan Kumar @ Sonu Kumar S/o Late Dinesh Choudhary @ Dinesh Chaudhary R/o Village- Kishoreganj, Pawai, P.O.- Marwa, P.S.- Korha, District- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ajay Kr. Thakur, Advocate Ms. Vaishnavi Singh, Advocate Mr. Ritwik Thakur, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Zainul Abedin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 07-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 137(2), 140(3) and 3(5) of the B.N.S..

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 19.02.2025, husband of informant went to the house of coaccused Priyanka Kumari to take the lent amount but he did not return. Informant suspects that all the F.I.R. named accused persons, inducing this petitioner, have committed the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59043 of 2025(3) dt.07-11-2025 2/3 murder of her husband and disappeared his dead body.

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 and only suspicion has been raised against this petitioner. Moreover, charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner is in custody since 22.02.2025. 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, along with other accused persons, committed murder of his husband. On the disclosure made by this petitioner and others, the dead body of husband of informant was found.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, gravity of offence and materials that have 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 22.02.2025, the learned trial court is directed to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.59043 of 2025(3) dt.07-11-2025 3/3 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