Bablu Singh @ Abhay Narayan Singh Vs The State of… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

Bablu Singh @ Abhay Narayan Singh Vs The State of… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, Bablu Singh @ Abhay Narayan Singh, in custody since 02.09.2024, should be enlarged on bail in connection with Tekari (Panchanpur) P.S. Case No. 160 of 2023 (FIR dated 09.03.2023), in which he is alleged to have fired upon and caused the death of the informant's daughter.

Court's answer

Bail refused: considering that there is a direct and specific allegation against the petitioner supported by the medical evidence as well as the report of the learned Trial Court, the Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Tekari (Panchanpur) P.S. Case No. 160 of 2023.

Ratio / Principle

Ground of refusal recorded: existence of a direct and specific allegation against the petitioner, supported by the medical evidence and by the report of the learned Trial Court on the stage of the trial.

Key takeaways

Ancillary direction: the learned Trial Court (Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI, Gaya) is directed to expedite and conclude the trial at the earliest.obiter¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Rajesh Kumar Verma, J., oral order dated 01-08-2025, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 11815 of 2025 arising out of Tekari (Panchanpur) P.S. Case No. 160 of 2023, District Gaya) refused bail to Bablu Singh @ Abhay Narayan Singh, who has been in custody since 02.09.2024. The case arises from an FIR dated 09.03.2023 charging the petitioner, along with others, under Sections 147, 148, 149 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act, on the prosecution allegation that the petitioner abused and assaulted the informant and fired indiscriminately, the fire striking the informant's daughter and killing her on the spot. Although the Trial Court's report dated 18.07.2025 showed that four of the six chargesheet witnesses had already been examined (trial pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-VI, Gaya), the Court held that, in view of the direct and specific allegation against the petitioner supported by the medical evidence as well as the Trial Court's report, it was not inclined to enlarge him on bail. The prayer for bail was refused, and the Trial Court was directed to expedite and conclude the trial at the earliest.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11815 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-160 Year-2023 Thana- TEKARI District- Gaya

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Bablu Singh @ Abhay Narayan Singh Son of Binay Singh @ Ram Binay Sharma @ Vinay Sharma Resident Of Village- Tepa, Ps -Tekari, Dist- Gaya

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

=================== Appearance :	... ... Opposite Party/s ===================================
For the Petitioner/s :	Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s :	Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., APP
For the Informant : ===================	Mr. Brij Mohan Das, Advocate ===================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER

5 01-08-2025

Heard Mr. Praveen Kumar, learned counsel for the

petitioner, Mr. Brij Mohan Das, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant as well as Mr. Braj Kishore Pd., learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 02.09.2024 in connection with Tekari (Panchanpur) P.S. Case No. 160 of 2023, F.I.R. dated 09.03.2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

According to prosecution case, this petitioner along with other accused persons have abused and assaulted the informant and this petitioner fired indiscriminately which hit the daughter of the informant resulting into her death on the spot.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that the allegation as alleged in the F.I.R. is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offences as alleged in the F.I.R. It appears from the F.I.R itself that there is no intention to kill the deceased.

Vide order dated 10.07.2025 a report was called with regard to the present stage of trial. Report of the learned Trial Court dated 18.07.2025 reveals that out of six chargesheet witnesses, four witnesses have been examined and the case is pending for examination of rest of the prosecution witnesses.

The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that there is direct and specific allegation against the petitioner that he has fired upon the victim.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances that there is direct and specific allegation against the petitioner supported by the medical evidence as well as report of the learned Trial Court, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with Tekari (Panchanpur) P.S. Case No. 160 of 2023 pending in the court of learned Additional Chief

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Judicial Magistrate-VI, Gaya.

Prayer is refused.

However, learned Trial Court is directed to expedite

and conclude the trial at the earliest.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)

Vanisha/-

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