IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2056 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-164 Year-2024 Thana- DEEPNAGAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== Doman Yadav, S/o Kapil Yadav, Resident of Village- Golapur, P.S.- Deepnagar, District- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Deepak Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, APP For the Informant : Mr. Asif Kalim, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 3 01-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.P.P for the State and learned counsel for the informant. 2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Deepnagar P.S. Case No. 164 of 2024 dated 20.05.2024 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. 3. The allegation against the petitioner is that he alongwith other co-accused abused and threatened the informant and his father. The further allegation against the petitioner is that he fired at the informant’s father which caused his death. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2056 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 2/3 the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is submitted that there is no eye witness to the occurrence. During course of investigation, no person has come in support of the prosecution. It is further submitted that the informant himself is not an eye witness to the said occurrence. The petitioner is in custody since 28.06.2024, having no criminal antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case. 5. Learned A.P.P for the State and learned counsel for the informant opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. 6. Vide order dated 20.01.2026, a report about the present stage of the trial was called for which has been received. Two witnesses out of seven charge-sheet witnesses have already been examined. The trial court in its report dated 10.02.2026 has stated that expected time of six months may be taken in conclusion of the trial, if the prosecution cooperate to produce rest witnesses in time. 7. In such view of the matter, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. 8. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner for Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2056 of 2026(3) dt.01-04-2026 3/3 grant of bail application is rejected. 9. The Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and take all endeavor to conclude the trial at the earliest, preferably, within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. prabhat/- (Khatim Reza, J) U T