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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15459 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-3 Year-2023 Thana- GOGRI District- Khagaria ====================================================== Sonu Mahanth @ Sonu Yadav, aged about 36 years (Male) S/O Late Shambhu Yadav, Resident of Village- Bhuria Tadi Jamalpur, Ward No.- 15, P.S- Gogri, District- Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Amar Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 2 19-03-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner is in custody in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 324, 307, 385, 504 and 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. Allegation against the petitioner and other co- accused persons is to have assaulted the informant by means of garas with intention to kill him.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case He next submits that earlier the prayer for bail of this petitioner was rejected by this Court passed in Cr. Misc. No. 80888 of 2023. Petitioner is in custody since 23.05.2023. He
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15459 of 2025(2) dt.19-03-2025 2/2 next submits that the witnesses are not an eye witness of the actual occurrence as stated in para-10 of the petition.
5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.
6. On perusal of the first information report and impugned order dated 16.12.2024, it appears that the specific allegation against the petitioner is to have assaulted the informant by means of garas as a result of which, he sustained several injuries including three incised wounds on his body and thereafter the informant became unconscious, so considering all aspects of the case and available material on the record, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is again rejected.
8. The trial Court is directed to expedite the trial.
Brajesh Kumar/- (Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) U T