Tuntun Bind @ Tuntun Nishad v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78585 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-84 Year-2019 Thana- MARANCHI District- Patna ====================================================== Tuntun Bind @ Tuntun Nishad S/o Rajendra Bind @ Rajendra Nishad @ Rajendra Mahto R/o vill - Simariya Ghat, Bind Toli, P.S.- Chakiya, Distt.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ashok Kumar Kashyap, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 11-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Maranchi P.S. Case No. 84 of 2019, instituted for the offences under Sections 147, 148, 149, 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. Prosecution case, in short, is that petitioner along with other co-accused named in the F.I.R. committed murder of the son of the informant.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. The informant is not the eye-witness of the occurrence. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner. No specific overt act is alleged against the petitioner. He further submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78585 of 2025(3) dt.11-02-2026 2/2 that specific allegtion of firing is against co-accused Sanjay Rai @ Sanjay Mahto. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 29.07.2025 and has no criminal antecedent.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. He further submitted that petitioner accompanied the son of the informant from his house.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of offence this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is, hereby, rejected.

8. Learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.

9. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to renew the prayer for grant of bail before the Trial Court if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months from today. If any such application is filed before the learned court below, the court concerned shall consider the same on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) manish/- U T