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Rajesh Choudhary v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC14 Feb 2023CR. MISC./24526/2021

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High Court of Judicature at Patna hearing an application for anticipatory bail. The petitioner faces serious charges including murder under IPC 302 based on a land dispute. The victim died during treatment. The court considers the severity of charges and death before deciding on bail.

What did the court decide?

Prayer for anticipatory bail rejected. Petitioner directed to surrender within six weeks for regular bail consideration.

Rajesh Choudhary Vs the State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24526 of 2021

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-299 Year-2019 Thana- NARDIGANJ District- Nawada

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Rajesh Choudhary S/O Ramkhelawan Choudhary R/O Village- Pesh, P.S.Nardiganj, District- Nawada

... ... Petitioner/s

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THE STATE OF BIHAR

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Priyanka Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madan Kumar ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER

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4 14-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to

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remove the defects, if any, within three weeks.

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The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 323, 307, 337, 379, 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and later on Section 302 of the IPC has been added.

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Petitioner along with other accused persons came to

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the house of the informant, abused her and instigated the husband of the informant to came out from the house. Accused persons entered into the house and assaulted the husband of the informant as a result of which husband of the informant received injury.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24526 of 2021(4) dt.14-02-2023 2/2

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case due to land dispute. He submits that there is no specific overt act against the petitioner. There is general and omnibus allegation levelled against the petitioner. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of this application.

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Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the injured died during the course of treatment after one month of occurrence. He further submits that postmortem report has supported the prosecution case.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to enlarged the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, his prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected in connection with Nardiganj P.S. Case No. 299 of 2019.

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However, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today and prays for regular bail, the same shall be considered by the learned court below on the same day without being prejudiced by this order.

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devendra/-

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(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)

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