Patna High CourtCR. MISC./84253/2025bail rejected

Pintu Pal @ Surya Prakash Pal v. The State Of Bihar

2026-02-25Mr. Justice Dr. Anshuman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84253 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-616 Year-2024 Thana- BHABHUA District- Kaimur (Bhabua) ====================================================== Pintu Pal @ Surya Prakash Pal Son of Kripashankar Pal @ Kripa Shankar Pal @ Kripa Shankar R/o Village - Lalapur, P.S. - Kudra, Distt. - Kaimur Bhabhua.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raghwendra Pratap Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ajay Mishra, A.P.P ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 25-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bhabhua P.S. Case No. 616 of 2024 lodged on 07.08.2024, for the offence punishable under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 338, 336(3), 340(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabhua.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the regular bail application of the petitioner was earlier rejected vide order dated 19.03.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 81944 of 2024. Counsel submits that there is no direct material against the present petitioner and he has unnecessarily been kept into

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84253 of 2025(3) dt.25-02-2026 2/2 custody. Counsel submits that the petitioner is in custody since 08.08.2024.

4. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that on earlier occasion, report with regard to the present stage of the trial was called for and from the said report, it transpires that the testimonies of the charge-sheet witnesses, Sandeep Kumar and Deepak Kumar Paswan, have already been recorded, and the testimonies of two other important witnesses of the charge-sheet are yet to be completed. It has also been stated in the report that, there is every likelyhood for conclusion of the trial within two months.

5. In this view of the matter, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected at this stage.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Divyansh/- U T