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Mukesh Rajhans @ Mukesh Kumar Rajhans v. The State of Bihar

Bail – regular bail – sixth attempt

Patna HC21 Jun 2024CR. MISC./16849/2024

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Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.16849 of 2024, decided 21-06-2024, Satyavrat Verma, J. Mukesh Rajhans @ Mukesh Kumar Rajhans v. The State of Bihar. Regular bail rejected in Sessions Trial No.255/2020 (Mojahidpur/Babarganj P.S. Case No.91/2019, District Bhagalpur) under Ss. 304(B)/34 IPC. Custody since 16.05.2019; sixth bail attempt; prosecution evidence concluded; defence witnesses pending; bail refused at this stage.

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Considering the submission made by the learned APP that the prosecution-side trial has concluded and the petitioner must ensure expeditious examination of defence witnesses, the Court was not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. ¶17

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16849 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2019 Thana- MOUZAHIDPUR District- Bhagalpur

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Mukesh Rajhans @ Mukesh Kumar Rajhans S/o Late Surenu Mohan Rajhans @ Surendra Mohan Rajhans R/o Mohalla - Murtujachak (Mritujachak), Mirjanhat, P.S. - Babarganj, Dist. - Bhagalpur

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... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ansul, Adv. Ms. Shweta Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Raj Ballabh Singh, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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4 21-06-2024

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

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learned APP for the State.

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The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Sessions Trial No.255/2020, arising out of Mojahidpur (Babarganj) P.S. Case No.91/2019, registered for the offences under sections 304(B) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of learned Additional District and Sessions JudgeXVIth, Bhagalpur.

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The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this is the 6^th attempt of the petitioner to seek regular bail. It is next submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 16.05.2019. It is next submitted that from the side of the prosecution, the witnesses have been examined and cross-examined by the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16849 of 2024(4) dt.21-06-2024 2/2

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petitioner and now the petitioner intends to get the defence witnesses examined.

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The learned APP submits that since the trial from the side of the prosecution has concluded and now it is turn of the petitioner to get the defence witnesses examined, as such, the petitioner, at this stage, now does not deserve bail. It is also submitted that it is upon the petitioner to ensure that the defence witnesses are examined expeditiously.

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Considering the submission made by the learned APP, the Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

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Accordingly, the bail application of the petitioner stands rejected.

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(Satyavrat Verma, J)

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