Rahul Pandey@Rahul Kumar Pandey@Aditya Pandey@Aditya Kumar Pandey@Ramu Pandey@Ramu Kumar Pandey v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRL. MISC. No.32736 of 2025, decided 06-08-2025 by Shailendra Singh, J.: regular bail application of Rahul Pandey (aliases Rahul Kumar Pandey, Aditya Pandey, Aditya Kumar Pandey, Ramu Pandey, Ramu Kumar Pandey) arising out of Bettiah Muffasil P.S. Case No. 90/2025, Thana Muffasil, District West Champaran, under Sections 318(4), 352, 109(1) and 3(5) of the BNS and Section 27 of the Arms Act. Allegation: firing at the informant on the order of co-accused Satyendra Pandey (Scorpio vehicle purchase dispute), firearm injury on right rib/vital part, entry and exit wounds; second shot at Baban Singh missed. Counsel argued simple injury, no intention to kill, custody since 19.02.2025, investigation complete; APP opposed. Bail rejected on seriousness of allegation; liberty to renew after examination of injured witness in trial.
What did the court decide?
Considering the seriousness of the allegation — the petitioner, at the instance of co-accused Satyendra Pandey, fired at the informant causing a firearm injury on a vital part of his body, with wound of entry and wound of exit found — the court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail and rejects the bail application.