Alok Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39753 of 2025 (order dated 10-09-2025, Ramesh Chand Malviya, J). Regular bail application REJECTED. Accused: Alok Kumar Singh (custody since 16.10.2024, no criminal antecedent). Offence: Sections 302, Indian Penal Code — killing of informant's niece. Basis of refusal: informant and seven witnesses (Rupesh Kumar, Deepak, Anmol, Mukesh Kumar, Mamta Devi, Manisha Devi, Biman Kumar) fully supported prosecution case; post mortem showed death caused by asphyxia; petitioner assessed as 'main culprit'. Trial Court directed to expedite trial. Impugned order dated 26.04.2025 perused. No precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
The informant has fully supported the prosecution case (apparent from paragraph no. 3 of the case diary), and statements of witnesses Rupesh Kumar, Deepak, Anmol, Mukesh Kumar, Mamta Devi, Manisha Devi and Biman Kumar recorded in the case diary also fully support the prosecution case, which prima-facie shows the involvement of the present petitioner in the alleged offence.