Md. Jahur Khan @ Jahur Alam @ Jahur Khan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Pre-arrest bail rejected - Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 27374 of 2025, decided 07-05-2025, Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh (single judge, oral order). Petitioner: Md. Jahur Khan @ Jahur Alam @ Jahur Khan (advocate Ravi Ranjan); Respondent: State of Bihar (APP Anil Prasad Singh). Arises out of PS Case No. 181 of 2023, P.S. Patliputra, District Patna; offence under Section 379 IPC (alleged theft of iron material; confession on confrontation). Ground for refusal: nature of accusation and gravity of offence.
What did the court decide?
The court rejected the petitioner's prayer for pre-arrest bail, considering the nature of the accusation and the gravity of the offence. ¶17