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Raju Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC20 May 2022CR. MISC./58750/2021

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The High Court of Patna rejected a bail application by a petitioner accused of murder and illegal possession of arms. Despite the petitioner's claim that implicating him was based solely on CDR details and a potentially inadmissible confession, the Court, noting the confession led to the recovery of an arm and the informant's subsequent involvement, denied bail.

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Petitioner's prayer for bail stands rejected.

Raju Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58750 of 2021

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2021 Thana- KATIHAR MUFFASIL District- Katihar

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Raju Kumar S/O- Sri Babulal Pandit Resident of Village- Jaymangala Shiv Mandir Tola, P.S.- K. Nagar (Champanagar O.P.), District- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Thakur, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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3 20-05-2022

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Let the defects, if any, be removed within four weeks from today.

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Heard Mr. Ajay Thakur, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State through video conferencing.

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Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered in connection with Katihar Muffasil P.S.Case No. 101 of 2021 for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 120B/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act.

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As per the prosecution case, it is alleged that on 20.06.2021 in the night at 9 p.m, while the informant was sleeping beside her husband, in the meantime two persons came with face masked by Gamchha and closed her mouth, carried her to the verandah and threw her due to which she became

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58750 of 2021(3) dt.20-05-2022 2/3

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unconscious. After some time, when she regained consciousness she found that her husband lying on the bed covered in blood.

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It is submitted on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner that FIR has been instituted against unknown persons and during the course of investigation, the name of the petitioner has transpired only on the basis of C.D.R details and thereafter, his confession has been recorded by the police which is not admissible in the eye of law. It is also submitted that since the petitioner was an employee of Bandhan Bank and the informant had taken loan from the said bank and they were acquainted to each other and had talking terms but the police only on the basis of suspicion implicated this petitioner and he is in custody since 24.06.2021 having no criminal antecedent.

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On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has opposed the bail application of the petitioner and submits that during the course of investigation ample material has come against the petitioner and he has confessed his involvement before the police and moreover, on the basis of confession of the petitioner, the arms which is said to have been used in the crime has been recovered from coaccused Sanjiv Kumar.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58750 of 2021(3) dt.20-05-2022 3/3

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Having considered the submissions of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that there is confession leading to recovery. Apart from the fact that during the course of investigation, the complicity of the informant has been found and she has also been made accused in this case. This Court is not persuaded to enlarge the petitioner on bail, hence his prayer for bail stands rejected.

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(Harish Kumar, J)

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N.K/- U T

Raju Kumar v. The State of Bihar

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