The High Court of Jharkhand declined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in a murder trial where extra judicial confessions were recorded, rejecting the prayer and directing expediting the trial.
Prayer for bail rejected; Court directed the learned court below to expedite the trial.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
B.A. No. 694 of 2022
Rahul Mukhi … … Petitioner
The State of Jharkhand ... … Opposite Party
CORAM: - HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH
For Petitioner : M/s. Vikas Kumar, Advocate For the State : M/s. V. K. Vashistha, A.P.P
04/06.05.2022 Heard the Parties.
Petitioner has been made an accused in connection with S.T. Case No. 216/2021, arising out of Bistupur P.S. Case No. 05/2021, corresponding to G.R. No. 803/2021, registered under Sections 302/ 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum.
On 03/01/2021, Juli Ghosh was found murdered in her house. During the course of investigation statements of witness Jasbir Mukhi and Shiva mukhi were recorded in the case diary. Both these witnesses have stated that after the occurrence petitioner had made extra judicial confessions stating that he alongwith others had murdered Juli Ghosh.
Statement of both the witnesses has also been recorded during trial. Both these witnesses have supported the fact that Rahul Mukhi has made extra judicial confession before them .
Trial of this case is under progress.
Regard being had to the facts and circumstance, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail, hence the prayer for bail of the petitioner stands rejected.
Learned court below shall expedite the trial.
(Ambuj Nath, J.)
Saurabh
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be enlarged on bail in a murder trial where evidence includes extra judicial confession.
Rahul Mukhi
The State of Jharkhand
Ambuj Nath
Saurabh
As recorded by the court registry
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