Md. Harun Rashid @ Md. Harun v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4572 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-128 Year-2024 Thana- KOCHADHAMAN District- Kishanganj ====================================================== Md. Harun Rashid @ Md. Harun Late Md. Salim Resident of ward No 09 Raja Mohra Police Station-Kochadhaman, Dist- Kishanganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shiv Sager Sharma, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Ajit Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kochadhaman P.S. Case No. 128 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 103(i) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per prosecution case, the accusation against the petitioner is of inflicting knife blow upon the deceased due to which she sustained grievous injury on her body and died.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He submits that the Informant is not the eye-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4572 of 2025(3) dt.29-04-2025 2/3 witness to the alleged occurrence. The petitioner is the husband of the deceased and father of the Informant. He further submits that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents out of which he has been acquitted in one of the same and is languishing in judicial custody since 17.07.2024 without any rhymes or reason.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner, stating that the offence alleged is serious in nature. The petitioner has also confessed his guilt in his confessional statement. The Investigating Officer, after completion of investigation, has submitted charge-sheet against the petitioner under Sections 103(1) of the B.N.S., 2023.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the nature and gravity of the offence as also there being direct allegation against the petitioner of inflicting knife blow upon the deceased, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

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7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner, above named, is rejected.

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