Ajeet Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

Ajeet Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Anticipatory bail granted: petitioner to be enlarged on bail upon arrest/surrender within eight weeks, on a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua, in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 53 of 2024, subject to Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) B.N.S.S. conditions.

Issue for consideration

Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioner who apprehends arrest in Chainpur P.S. Case No. 53 of 2024, registered for the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances, in the event of the petitioner's arrest or surrender before the Court below within eight weeks, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua, in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 53 of 2024, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Anticipatory bail — Single judge, Patna High Court (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) — Petitioner apprehended arrest in Chainpur P.S. Case No. 53 of 2024, District Kaimur (Bhabua), registered for offence under Section 302 IPC — Informant suspected the petitioner killed his daughter, with whom the petitioner allegedly had a love affair, her marriage having been fixed for 28.04.2025 with someone else — Defence contended the informant and his family committed the offence; dead body recovered from the informant's house; post-mortem cause of death: asphyxia due to strangulation; petitioner claims clean antecedents — Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer — Held: upon arrest or surrender before the Court below within eight weeks, petitioner to be enlarged on bail on a bail-bond of Rs. 10,000 (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua, subject to conditions under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) B.N.S.S.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51694 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-53 Year-2024 Thana- CHAINPUR District- Kaimur (Bhabua)

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Ajeet Kumar S/o Raj Narayan Singh R/o Village- Sonbarsa, P.S.- Chainpur, District- Kaimur at Bhabua

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Dharmendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Mithlesh Kumar Khare ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

4 19-11-2025

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

Informant suspects that this petitioner killed the daughter of informant, as there was love-affairs between petitioner and daughter of informant, whose marriage was fixed on 28.04.2025 with someone else.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. As a matter of fact, it was informant and his family members, who committed the offence. The dead-body of daughter of informant was recovered from the house of informant. As per post-mortem report, cause of death is Asphyxia due to strangulation. Petitioner claims clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51694 of 2025(4) dt.19-11-2025 2/2

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for

anticipatory bail.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest/surrender before the Court below within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 53 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. / Section 482(2) of the B.N.S.S.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

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