Farhan Ali v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1381 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-171 Year-2024 Thana- BARAULI District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Farhan Ali Son of Zulfekar Ali Resident of Village - Surahiya, Police Station - Barhariya, District - Siwan.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amir Alam, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, APP For the Informant :

Mr. Javed Aslam ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 13-02-2025 Heard Mr. Amir Alam, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Javed Aslam, learned counsel for the informant and Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, learned A.P.P. for the State. 2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Barhauli P.S. Case No.171 of 2024, registered for the offence punishable u/s 302, 120B/34 of the IPC and Section 27 of Arms Act. 3.

As per the prosecution case, petitioner is said to have demanded Rs.20 lakhs from the informant. He is also said to have fired upon a labour of the informant, namely, Guddu Kumar, due to which he sustained injury and died. 4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. He has been falsely implicated in this case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1381 of 2025(2) dt.13-02-2025 2/2 due to enmity. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. It is further submitted that the mother and brother of the deceased have not supported the prosecution case. The petitioner has been made accused due to family dispute and there is no specific overt act against him. The petitioner has two criminal antecedent and has been rotting in judicial custody since 24.07.2024.

5.

Learned APP for the State as well as learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for bail.

6.

Considering the facts and circumstances of this case as well as considering the nature of offence, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. This application is, accordingly, dismissed.

7.

However, the Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shikha/- U T