Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.20093 of 2025, decided 25-07-2025 by Anil Kumar Sinha, J.: regular bail application of Amresh Kumar @ Amresh Kumar Ray rejected in Samastipur Muffasil PS Case No. 214 of 2021 (Ss. 302, 120(B) IPC; S. 27 Arms Act); case diary statements of sub-station employees (paras 9-10) place petitioner at scene at about 11:30 P.M.-12:00 A.M. with unknown persons threatening with firearms before firing; supervision note (case diary para 18) found petitioner's involvement; deceased identified as Ritesh Kumar; petitioner has eight criminal cases of serious offences; bail declined, application dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail is refused to the petitioner, having regard to his submissions, the statements of witnesses recorded during investigation placing him at the sub-station on the night of the occurrence with unknown persons threatening with firearms, the police supervision finding of his involvement in paragraph 18 of the case diary, and his criminal background of eight serious criminal cases.