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Manjit Singh @ Manmit Singh @ Rishi Sardar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC14 Nov 2025CR. MISC./14990/2025

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Manjit Singh @ Manmit Singh @ Rishi Sardar - second regular bail application dismissed (Cr. Misc. No. 14990 of 2025, Patna High Court, Sunil Dutta Mishra, J., order dated 14-11-2025); custody since 16.09.2021; PS Case No. 466 of 2021; parity claim with bailed co-accused Amit Kumar Singh rejected; 20 criminal antecedents; commercial quantity ganja seizure; loaded pistol; Trial Court directed to expedite trial; remaining charge-sheet witnesses to be produced within four months per S.S.P. affidavit.

What did the court decide?

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the allegation against the petitioner, and the affidavit filed on behalf of the S.S.P., Patna, the Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage, and the instant Cr. Misc. petition is dismissed. ¶20

Manjit Singh @ Manmit Singh @ Rishi Sardar Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14990 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-466 Year-2021 Thana- PATLIPUTRA District- Patna

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Manjit Singh @ Manmit Singh @ Rishi Sardar Son of Late Amarjeet Singh Resident of Punjabi Colony, Chitkohara, P.S. - Gardanibagh, District - Patna

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar Pathak, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shantanu Kumar, A.P.P. ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

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5 14-11-2025

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From perusal of the affidavit filed on behalf of the

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S.S.P., Patna, it is stated that there are nine charge-sheet witnesses out of which, one witness has been examined. It is stated that all the remaining witnesses shall be produced before the learned Trial Court within four months.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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This is second regular bail petition filed on behalf of the petitioner. Earlier, the petition, filed for grant of regular bail on behalf of petitioner, was dismissed on merit, vide order dated 30.01.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 65087 of 2023.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 16.09.2021 and similarly situated co-accused Amit Kumar Singh @ Viru @ Shekhar who has three criminal antecedent has been granted regular bail by a Co-

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14990 of 2025(5) dt.14-11-2025 2/2

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ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 29.11.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 74393 of 2024. Further it is submitted that in view of custody period and slow progress of trial, the petitioner is entitled for bail.

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Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that as per the affidavit of S.S.P., Patna, the evidence of prosecution shall be produced within four months. Petitioner has got 20 criminal antecedents and the seizure is of commercial quantity of Ganja, therefore, petitioner who is a notorious criminal arrested with loaded pistol is not entitled for bail at this stage.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the allegation against the petitioner, and also considering the aforesaid affidavit filed on behalf of S.S.P., Patna, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. Accordingly, the instant Cr. Misc. petition is dismissed.

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However, learned Trial Court is directed to expedite the trial and S.S.P., Patna, in view of the affidavit filed by him, shall co-operate in conclusion of the trial.

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(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J)

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utkarsh/-

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Manjit Singh @ Manmit Singh @ Rishi Sardar v. The State of Bihar

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