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Suraj Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Motor Accident Claims | Patna HC (2025)

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Suraj Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC3 Sept 2025CR. MISC./14612/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.14612 of 2025, decided 03-09-2025 by Honourable Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh (single Judge). Regular bail application of Suraj Kumar s/o Nandan Yadav in Kiul P.S. Case No. 101/2024 (Thana Kiul, District Lakhisarai) REJECTED. Charges: BNS Sections 281, 125(a), 125(b), 106(1), 105 read with Section 3(5); Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act Section 37(1); MV Act Section 181 — arising from a fatal road accident in which the informant's mother died on the spot and one Nishant Kumar was severely injured. Petitioner in custody since 27.11.2024; no criminal antecedent claimed; State contended intoxication, rash/negligent driving without licence. Bail refused on the heinous nature of the allegation. Keywords: regular bail, BNS 105, BNS 106(1), BNS 125, BNS 281, BNS 3(5), hit-and-run, intoxication, driving licence, Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act 37(1), MV Act 181.

What did the court decide?

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the heinous nature of the allegation against the petitioner, the Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. ¶6

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner should be enlarged on regular bail in connection with Kiul P.S. Case No. 101/2024.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the heinous nature of the allegation against the petitioner, the Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Regular bail — refusal. Patna High Court (Chandra Prakash Singh, J.) rejects the bail application of Suraj Kumar s/o Nandan Yadav, arraigned in Kiul P.S. Case No. 101/2024 dated 26.11.2024 (District Lakhisarai) for offences punishable under Sections 281, 125(a), 125(b), 106(1) and 105 read with Section 3(5) BNS, Section 37(1) Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and Section 181 MV Act, on the prosecution allegation that he dashed the informant's mother causing her death on the spot and severely injured one Nishant Kumar. Defence pleaded innocence, claimed the petitioner was neither driver nor owner of the vehicle and had no criminal antecedent; the State opposed, contending there was a specific allegation of dashing the deceased, that the petitioner was intoxicated, drove rashly and negligently without a driving licence, and had knowledge his act was likely to cause death. Considering the heinous nature of the allegation, the Court declined bail; petitioner in custody since 27.11.2024. (Paras 6-7)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14612 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-101 Year-2024 Thana- KIUL District- Lakhisarai

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Suraj Kumar Son of Nandan Yadav R/village - Goddih, P.S - Kiul, Dist. - Lakhisarai

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

ORAL ORDER

8 03-09-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

A.P.P for the State.

2 . The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Kiul P.S. Case No. 101/2024 dated 26.11.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 281, 125(a), 125(b), 106(1), 105 read with section 3(5) of the BNS, section 37(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act and section 181 of the MV Act.

3 . As per the prosecution case, the petitioner dashed the informant’s mother due to which she died on the spot and one Nishant Kumar sustained severe injury.

4 . Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14612 of 2025(8) dt.03-09-2025 2/2

this case. The petitioner neither the driver nor the owner of the said vehicle. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.11.2024.

5 . Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that there is specific allegation against the petitioner of dashing the deceased and the petitioner was also in intoxicated condition at the time of alleged occurrence. It is further stated that the petitioner was driving the said vehicle rashly and negligently and without having driving license. The aforesaid facts show that the petitioner had knowledge that his act was likely to cause death of the deceased.

6 . Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the heinous nature of allegation against the petitioner, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.

7 . The application stands rejected.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)

guddukr/-

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the petitioner should be enlarged on regular bail in connection with Kiul P.S. Case No. 101/2024.¶2
The court held
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the heinous nature of the allegation against the petitioner, the Court was not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail.ratio¶6

Statutes considered

8 provisions across 3 enactments

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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023281¶2 125(a)¶2 125(b)¶2 106(1)¶2 105¶2 3(5)¶2
Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act37(1)¶2
Motor Vehicles Act181¶2

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
Registration of Kiul P.S. Case No. 101/2024 dated 26.11.2024 (Thana Kiul, District Lakhisarai) for the offences charged, in connection with which regular bail was sought.¶2
Prior proceeding
Prosecution allegation: the petitioner dashed the informant's mother, who died on the spot, and one Nishant Kumar sustained severe injury.¶3
Prior proceeding
Petitioner in custody since 27.11.2024.¶4

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Suraj Kumar Son of Nandan Yadav¶cause-title
Manoj Kumar
respondent
The State of Bihar¶cause-title
Humayou Ahmad Khan

Coram

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Chandra Prakash Singhauthor¶coram

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Patna HC
Decided on: 3 Sept 2025 · September
Registered: 25 Feb 2025
Case no.: CR. MISC./14612/2025
CNR: BRHC010200772025
Topic: Motor Accident Claims
Bench: Chandra Prakash Singh
Disposal: BAIL REJECTED
Case type: CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS

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Suraj Kumar v. The State of Bihar, CR. MISC./14612/2025 (PAT), decided on 3 September 2025.

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Statutes8

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023281 · 125(a) · 125(b) · 106(1) · 105 · 3(5)
Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act37(1)
Motor Vehicles Act181

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Procedural history3

Registration of Kiul P.S. Case No. 101/2024 dated 26.11.2024 (Thana Kiul, District Lakhisarai) for the offences charged, in connection with which regular bail was sought.
Prosecution allegation: the petitioner dashed the informant's mother, who died on the spot, and one Nishant Kumar sustained severe injury.

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Bench / Coram

Chandra Prakash Singh

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