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Prabhunarayan Singh @ Prabhu Narayan Singh v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC11 Apr 2025CR. MISC./12317/2025

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What is this about?

In a bail application regarding an offence under IPC sections 302 and 304(B), the High Court of Patna declined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. While noting the trial had advanced with witnesses examined, the court emphasized the gravity of allegations and ordered the trial court to expedite proceedings.

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Prayer for bail refused; petition dismissed; trial court directed to expedite and conclude trial.

Prabhunarayan Singh @ Prabhu Narayan Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Bail and Remand | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12317 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2022 Thana- KUDRA District- Kaimur (Bhabua)

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Prabhunarayan Singh @ Prabhu Narayan Singh S/O Radheshyam Singh Resident of Vill.- Karma, P.S- Kudra, Dist- Kaimur at Bhabua ... Petitioner/s Versus

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dharmendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER

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3 11-04-2025

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Heard Mr.Dharmendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel

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for the petitioner and Mr.Mohammad Sufyan, learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 15.12.2022 in connection with S.Tr.No.455 of 2022 arising out of Kudra P.S. Case No. 212 of 2022, F.I.R. dated 08.08.2022 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 304(B),34 of IPC and later on Section 302 of IPC was added.

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Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 21.09.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No.32623 of 2023. The petitioner has again moved before this Court in Cr. Misc.No. 73871 of 2024 which was dismissed as withdrawn vide order dated 18.10.2024 with liberty to the petitioner to move before the learned court below.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 15.12.2022 and the trial is not in

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12317 of 2025(3) dt.11-04-2025 2/2

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progress.

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Vide order dated 21.02.2025 a report was called for with regard to the present stage of the trial. The report of the learned Trial Court dated 06.03.2025 reveals that out of seven chargesheet witnesses, five witnesses including informant, I.O. and Doctor have already been examined and only two private witnesses are still yet to be examined in the present case.

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Learned APP for the State, on the basis of the material available on the record and the case diary, has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

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Considering the report of the learned Trial Court as well as allegation against the petitioner as alleged in the FIR, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with S.Tr.No.455 of 2022 arising out of Kudra P.S. Case No. 212 of 2022 pending in the court of learned District Addl. Sessions Judge 1^st Cum-Special Judge, Kaimur at Bhabhua.

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Prayer is refused.

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However, the learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.

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(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)

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Nitesh/- U T

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