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Sikandar Mushar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC14 Aug 2024CR. MISC./23935/2024

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Patna High Court, Cr. Misc. No. 23935 of 2024, oral order dated 14-08-2024, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey; Sikandar Mushar v. State of Bihar; regular bail application; S. 302 IPC (murder) along with Ss. 341, 323, 504 IPC; Pawana P.S. Case No. 78 of 2023, District Bhojpur; wife pushed from roof and died; informant's restatement supports FIR; petitioner in custody since 14.09.2023; bail rejected; renewal permissible after six months if trial not concluded.

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None; bail rejected, with liberty to renew the prayer for bail after six months if the trial is not concluded. ¶19

Sikandar Mushar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.23935 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-78 Year-2023 Thana- PAWANA District- Bhojpur

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Sikandar Mushar Son of Chhotak Mushar Resident of Village- Narowni, Ward No. 11, Police Station- Pawana in the district of Bhojpur

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar Patna

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sunil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. J.N. Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

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ORAL ORDER

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4 14-08-2024

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

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In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Pawana P.S. Case No. 78 of 2023, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 341, 323, 302, 504 of the IPC.

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As per allegation, the informant along with his wife was sleeping on the roof of his house. In the meantime, his son came there and started abusing and assaulting him. On protest, the petitioner pushed the wife of the informant from the roof, as a result of which, she fell down from the roof and died.

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

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.23935 of 2024(4) dt.14-08-2024 2/2

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case. He is a person of clean antecedent. There is no independent witnesses to the occurrence and the petitioner is under custody since 14.09.2023. He has also submitted that the informant has compromised the case.

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On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the informant in his restatement (paragraph no. 6 of the case diary) has supported the incident as mentioned in the FIR. Paragraph no. 7, 8 and 9 of the case diary contains the statements of witnesses in which they have fully supported the prosecution case.

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Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege for bail presently, which is hereby rejected.

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However, the petitioner, if so advised, may renew his prayer for bail after six months, if the trial is not concluded.

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(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

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kundan/-

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