Jai Prakash Kumar @ Golden v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68846 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2025 Thana- AKHODHIGOLA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Jai Prakash Kumar @ Golden S/O Jagdish Singh R/O Village- Jatan Bigha, P.S.- Akaurigola, District- Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Soni Kumari, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.J.N. Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Akorhigola P.S. Case No. 02 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 190, 126(2), 115(2), 117(2), 109 and 103 of the BNS.

3. As per prosecution case, it is alleged that on 01.01.2025 at about 5 PM, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, armed with lathi, danda and iron rod, came to the house of informant and started abusing wife of informant. Upon objection, all the F.I.R. named accused persons, including this petitioner, assaulted informant and his family members as a result of which they sustained injuries and during course of treatment, wife of informant died.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the occurrence arose due to a petty dispute over the drainage

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68846 of 2025(4) dt.05-02-2026 2/2 of water. The incident, according to the submissions of the learned counsel, was not premeditated and is a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. He has further submitted that there were only two injuries on the head of the deceased.

5. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the informant has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the two injuries on the head of the deceased are corroborated against the petitioner and co-accused Ravi Kumar. The bail petition of Ravi Kumar has already been rejected by a Coordinate Bench of this Court.

6. From perusal of the post-mortem report, it appears that two injuries were found on the head of the deceased. The first is a lacerated wound measuring four inches on the back side of the scalp and the second is on the temporal region of the deceased, which corroborates the allegation.

7.

Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, the petitioner does not deserve the privileges of bail, which is hereby rejected.

8. The learned court below is directed to expedite the trial.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Nirmal/- U T