IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78754 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-306 Year-2023 Thana- UJIYARPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Dhananjay Kumar S/O Dinesh Yadav @ Dhanesh Yadav R/O Village- Bhawani Bigaha, P.S- Chiksaura, Distt.- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar . ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== WITH CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 6221 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-306 Year-2023 Thana- UJIYARPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Vikash Kumar S/o Late Mithlilesh Gop @ Late Mithlesh Yadav R/o Village- Sandh (Sandh Bigha), P.S- Karai Parsurai, Dist- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 78754 of 2025) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Hansraj, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, APP (In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 6221 of 2026) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashank Chandra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Brajendra Nath Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 4 13-02-2026 As both the cases arise out of the same police station case number, hence with consent of the parties, they have been heard together for final disposal at this stage itself. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State. 3. The petitioners seek bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 307, 353, 323 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act. 4. As per the prosecution case, the allegation Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78754 of 2025(4) dt.13-02-2026 2/2 against the petitioners is that they actively participated in the commission of theft of buffalo and in the murder of the S.H.O. 5. By order dated 17.01.2026, a report was called for from the learned Trial Court with regard to the stage of the case. In compliance thereof, a report dated 22.01.2026 sent by the learned Trial Court is on the record, which, inter alia, indicates that 12 chargesheeted prosecution witnesses have already been examined and the case is pending at the stage of defence witness. 6. Taking into consideration the report aforesaid, this Court is not inclined to grant the privilege of bail to the petitioners at the advance stage of trial. However, the learned Trial Court is directed to proceed with the case expeditiously and conclude the trial preferably within a period of three months. 7. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioners for grant of bail in connection with Ujiyarpur P.S. Case No.306 of 2023 is hereby rejected. Trivedi/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T