Abhinab Raj v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32179 of 2025, decided 19-09-2025 by Dr. Anshuman, J. Rejection of regular bail of petitioner Abhinab Raj in Fatuha P.S. Case No. 865 of 2024 (lodged 02.12.2024) under Sections 103(1) & 3(5) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and section 27 Arms Act, arising out of the killing of the informant's brother by three named accused. Points for retrieval: informant not an eye-witness; eye-witness (statement of Amit Kumar in case diary) allegedly implicating the petitioner's brother; petitioner identified in CCTV footage as noted in the Sessions Judge's rejection order; co-accused Sintu Kumar's bail rejected by Co-ordinate Bench on 30.04.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 23938 of 2025; petitioner's criminal antecedent (one pending case, on bail) and custody since 03.12.2024; bail prayer rejected.
What did the court decide?
In the present facts and circumstances, the Court was not inclined to grant bail and accordingly rejected the petitioner's prayer for regular bail.