Ajay Kumar @ Duryodhan Kumar @ Duryoudhan @ Duryodhan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87680 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2023 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai ====================================================== Ajay Kumar @ Duryodhan Kumar @ Duryoudhan @ Duryodhan Son of Late Ramakant SIngh @ Ramakant Singh Resident of Village - Ramdiri (Ram Nagar Tola), P.S. - Matihani, District - Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar BIhar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Sandip Kumar Gautam For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-03-2025 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 307, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act, later on Section 302 of I.P.C. was added.
3. This is the third attempt of the petitioner for grant of regular bail. Earlier the bail was rejected twice by this Court vide order dated 01.08.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 34218 of 2023 and vide order dated 15.05.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 22885 of 2024, with a direction to the Trial Court to conclude the trial within the stipulated period of time failing which the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail.
4. Vide order dated 29.01.2025, a report was called
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87680 of 2024(4) dt.17-03-2025 2/2 for from the learned Court below regarding the stage of trial and the time likely to be taken in conclusion of the trial. In compliance thereof, a report dated 13.02.2025 has been sent by the learned District and Additional Sessions Judge, 2nd, Begusarai, which is kept on record. In his report, the learned Judge has, inter alia, stated that there are total six charge-sheet witnesses and out of those witnesses three witnesses have been examined and rest witnesses are yet to be examined. He also stated that the anticipated time to conclude the trial is six months.
5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the stage of trial, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No.11 of 2023.
6. The petitioner is directed to cooperate in the trial, however, if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months, the learned Trial Court is directed to release the petitioner on bail on its own satisfaction.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T