The High Court rejected the petitioner's bail application in a murder case, noting that available materials indicate he is one of the assailants of the deceased.
Bail application rejected. Prayer for bail dismissed.
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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1820 of 2014 (3) dt.07-02-2014
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1820 of 2014 ====================================================== 1. Arun Singh @ Arun Kumar Singh Son Of Mangal Pd Singh R/O Village Atkuni, P.S. Tariyani, Distt-Sheohar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER 3 07-02-2014 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under sections 302, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal code. The informant has described the manner of occurrence wherein the informant’s brother was shot dead by Balmiki Singh, this petitioner and others. Submission is that the allegation of causing injury upon thigh is against two persons and it is not clear as to who was the author of that injury. It has also been submitted that prior to the present case one person was murdered for which a case was lodged and the petitioner’s implication is on account of that. It has also been submitted that the prosecution has subsequently changed
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1820 of 2014 (3) dt.07-02-2014
the version and has stated that the deceased has also named the
petitioner as one of the assailant.
According to the materials available on the record, petitioner is one of the assailants of the deceased. Considering this, I am not inclined to grant him bail. Prayer for bail of the petitioner in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No. 164 of 2013 is rejected.
(Shyam Kishore Sharma, J)
avin/-
1 issue framed by the court
Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner who is an accused in a murder case where a secondary version names him as an assailant.
ARUN SINGH @ ARUN KUMAR SINGH
THE STATE OF BIHAR
SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA
As recorded by the court registry
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