Pintu Patwa @ Raja Babu v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89044 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-268 Year-2025 Thana- MAHARAJGANJ District- Siwan ====================================================== Pintu Patwa @ Raja Babu Son of Omprakash Patwa Resident of VillagePurani Bazar, Maharajganj, P.S.- Maharajganj, District- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ramchandra Sahni, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-03-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the Informant.
2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in connection with Maharajganj P.S. Case No. 268 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 191(2), 191(3), 109, 118(2), 117(2), 103(1), 308(3) and 61(2) of BNS.
3. The case of the prosecution is that the petitioner along with others has assaulted the sons of the informant by means of sword and knife.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and committed no offence. He has further submitted that in this case, the injured has been examined during investigation in para-45 of the diary and from perusal of the statement of injured Vikash Patwa one of the injured, it is
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89044 of 2025(4) dt.19-03-2026 2/3 clear that he has stated that as his brother Ritesh Patwa (deceased) came out of his shop, Krishna Patwa assaulted at his neck and cut the neck, Lucky Patwa assaulted on his head and this petitioner cut the palm of the deceased. He has further stated that they assaulted him. From perusal of statement of injured, only allegation against this petitioner is that he has assaulted on palm of the deceased. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 12.06.2025.
5. Learned APP appearing for the State and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the prayer of regular bail. Learned counsel for the informant has stated that from perusal of the postmortem report of the deceased, it will transpire that the deceased has received as many as nine chopped injuries and there is also injury on palm. She has further submitted that actually, these three persons are the main assailants who have brutally assaulted the deceased which is apparent from the postmortem report.
6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of this case as discussed above, this court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail at this stage and, as such, his prayer for bail stands rejected.
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7. However, the petitioner will be at liberty to renew his prayer for bail after six months if the trial is not concluded.
8. Learned trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same within the period as stated above. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) shubham/- U T