Patna High CourtCR. MISC./70403/2025rejected

Pawan Kumar Singh @ Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-27Justice Smt. Soni Shrivastava2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70403 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-21 Year-2019 Thana- TIKAPATTI District- Purnia ====================================================== Pawan Kumar Singh @ Pawan Kumar @ Pawan Singh S/o Late Gyanchand Singh Resident of Village - Sapaha, P.S - Tikapatti, District Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Brajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 27-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 120 B and 34 of the IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act..

3. As per the prosecution case, petitioner is alleged to have fired shot on the rib cage of the informant's husband as a result of which he sustained firearm injury and fell down from the motorcycle. In the meantime, co-accused Pahari Singh also fired upon him.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. However, the witnesses do not support the case of the prosecution and the petitioner is a government employee posted in the Railway Protection Force and has been implicated in the case on account of village rivalry.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition on

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70403 of 2025(5) dt.27-02-2026 2/2 the ground that there are specific allegations against the petitioner and he also has six criminal antecedents.

6. A report dated 17.02.2026 with regard to the stage of the case has been called for which indicates that eight non-official witnesses have already been examined and the case is only pending for examination of two witnesses.

7. As such, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at such an advance stage of the trial.

8. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected.

9. However, the learned trial court is directed to conclude the trial expeditiously within a reasonable period of time. (Soni Shrivastava, J) vashudha/- U T