Patna High CourtCR. MISC./85046/2025bail rejected

Vishwanath Ram @ Sukeshwar Ram v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-09Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85046 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2023 Thana- JURAWANPUR District- Vaishali ====================================================== Vishwanath Ram @ Sukeshwar Ram S/o- Late Sukhi Ram R/vill- Raghopur West, P.S.- Jurawanpur, Distt- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Choubey Jawahar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 09-01-2026 Heard Mr. Vijay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Choubey Jawahar, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Jurawanpur P.S. Case No. 151 of 2023 instituted for the offences under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code.

3. Earlier vide order dated 14.02.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 10678 of 2025, regular bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court considering the specific allegation against the petitioner of assaulting the deceased.

4. In compliance of the order dated 12.12.2025 a report dated 23.12.2025 with regard to the present stage of trial has been received. From perusal of the aforesaid report, it appears that there are total seven witnesses but none of them have been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85046 of 2025(3) dt.09-01-2026 2/2 examined.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 17.12.2024 without any rhymes or reason.

6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail.

7. There is no fresh ground to consider the bail petition of the petitioner.

8. In view of the above, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is again rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the trial and conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from today. If the trial is not concluded within the period of six months, as stated above, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer before the court below.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T