Sagir v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.430 of 2024, decided 21-03-2024 by Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh; bail application rejected; offences under Sections 302 and 34 IPC; PS Case No. 410 of 2023, Thana Jokihat, District Araria; alleged assault by petitioners (with co-accused) on informant's daughter causing death during treatment; defence points: informant not eye-witness, general and omnibus allegation, charge-sheet submitted, custody since 06.09.2023, clean antecedents; State (APP Binod Kumar) opposed citing specific allegation of assault; counsel for petitioners Madhav Jha.
What did the court decide?
Considering the rival submissions and the specific accusation of assault against these petitioners, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioners is rejected. ¶21