Petitioner sought bail in a criminal case involving multiple IPC offences including murder. The court noted the trial is likely to conclude within one year and a discharge petition has been filed. Bail was denied as the court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner given the trial stage.
Bail application rejected and dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.9000 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-38 Year-2020 Thana- CHIKSAUR District- Nalanda
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Budhu Ram @ Budhu Bind Son Of Sidheshwar Bind Resident Of Village Jalalpur, Police Station- Chiksaura, District- Nalanda
... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Umesh Lal Verma ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER
5 24-08-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the
offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 353, 379, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and later on Section 302 of the IPC has been added.
In pursuance to the order dated 27.07.2022, status report of trial in connection with Chiksaura P.S. Case No. 38 of 2020 has been received and kept at Flag-A, in which it is reported that a petition under Section 227 of the Cr.P.C. for discharge has been filed on behalf of accused persons namely Buddhu Bind, Subodh Bind and Jawahar Bind on 09.03.2022. It is further reported that the trial is likely to be concluded within one year.
Considering the present stage of the trial, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his payer
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.9000 of 2022(5) dt.24-08-2022 2/2
for bail is rejected in connection with Chiksaura P.S. Case No. 38 of 2020 pending before the court of the learned Additional
Chief Judicial Magistate, Hilsa (Nalanda).
Accordingly, the application is dismissed.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)
devendra/-
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail at the present stage of the trial.
Whether the stage of the trial rendering discharge petitions plausible warrants bail.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Budhu Ram
The State of Bihar
Anjani Kumar Sharan
As recorded by the court registry
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