Patna High Court dismissed a first bail application by Raushan Kushwaha accused of murder. The court rejected bail since an eyewitness placed the applicant near the deceased at the scene of occurrence, deeming it unsafe to grant release.
Bail application dismissed; petitioner remains in custody.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15467 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-291 Year-2024 Thana- JAGDISHPUR District- Bhojpur
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Raushan Kushwaha Son of Dhanlal Mahto @ Dhannolal Singh Resident of Village - Tenduni, P.S. - Jagdishpur, District - Bhojpur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
3 13-05-2025
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akash Kumar Mishra, Adv. Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Pranav Kumar, APP For the Informant : Mrs. Maya Shankar Mishra, Adv. Mr. Nagendra Upadhyay, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SINGH CHANDEL ORAL ORDER
... ... Opposite Party/s
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the counsel appearing for the respondent-State.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15467 of 2025(3) dt.13-05-2025 2/2
been registered against the accused persons.
(Arvind Singh Chandel , J)
Siddharth Soni/-
U T
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to grant bail to the petitioner accused in a case alleging murder under Sections 103, 238, 61(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita given eyewitness testimony.
Whether the available evidence, including an eyewitness account, warrants denial of bail.
4 provisions across 1 enactments
Raushan Kushwaha
State of Bihar
Arvind Singh Chandel
As recorded by the court registry
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