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Md. Azam v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC27 Aug 2025CR. MISC./12839/2025

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Petitioner sought bail in an Murliganj PS Case involving group assault on the informant with iron rod, sword and farsa causing grievous head injury. Noting co-accused were also alleged to have inflicted head injury by sharp weapon, prolonged custody and no witness examined, the court granted regular bail.

What did the court decide?

Release on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of like amount, subject to Section 480(3) BNSS conditions.

Md. Azam 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.12839 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-326 Year-2024 Thana- MURLIGANJ District- Madhepura

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Md. Azam S/O Md. Idrish R/O Vill.- Sonbersha Tola, Bhatkhora Ward no. 7, P.S.- Murliganj, Dist.- Madhepura.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, Adv : Mr. Manoj Kumar, Adv : Ms. Pooja Prasad, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Choubey Jawahar, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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5 27-08-2025

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Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

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petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Murliganj

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P.S. Case No. 326 of 2024 registered for the offences under Sections 126(2), 118(1), 109, 352, 351(2), 351(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 28.10.2024.

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The allegation against the petitioner is to assault informant along with other nine co-accused persons by using iron rod, sword and farsa etc., where during the course of occurrence informant/injured received grievous head injury, which was found

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to be caused by sharp edged weapon.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12839 of 2025(5) dt.27-08-2025 2/3

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that allegation of assault with sharp edged weapon on the head of informant is also available against Md. Khalid, therefore, it cannot be said that injury as alleged was specifically caused by this petitioner. It is submitted that injury as alleged to be caused by this petitioner not appears repeated in view of statement of injured himself without having any intervening circumstances and, therefore, it can be said prima-facie that petitioner was “not under intention to cause his death”. It is pointed out that merely on the basis of nature of injury and as same was made on non-vital part of the body, it cannot be said that petitioner was under intention to cause death as same can be gathered from several factors, which are required to be look, in view of legal report of Hon’ble Supreme Court as available through

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Jage Ram and Others Vs. State of Haryana, [(2015) 11

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SCC 366] . While concluding the argument it is submitted that investigation of this case has already completed, and as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. It is pointed that till date not even a single prosecution witness was examined.

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Learned APP appearing on behalf of the State, opposes the prayer for bail.

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In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12839 of 2025(5) dt.27-08-2025 3/3

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note of fact as informant/injured prima-facie appears assaulted on his head by co-accused also by sharp edged weapon, coupled with the fact as petitioner remains in custody since 28.10.2024 and till date not even a single prosecution witness was examined, accordingly above named petitioner, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Murliganj P.S. Case No. 326 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Madhepura/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S.

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(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J.)

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S.Tripathi/-

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