Mukesh Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 53511 of 2024, decided 10-01-2025 by Ramesh Chand Malviya, J. Regular bail application of Mukesh Kumar and Rajan Kumar rejected. Offences: Sections 394, 302, 201, 354(A) IPC and Section 8 POCSO Act; PS Case No. 136 of 2023, Chapra Kachari Rail P.S., Saran. Petitioners in custody since 01.07.2023; claimed false implication on mere suspicion and no criminal antecedent. Reasons for rejection: prosecution witnesses in case diary paragraphs 7, 8, 25, 26, 30, 31, 33, 58, 59, 150; postmortem showing death by shock to lungs and heart; recovery of blood-stained cloth from petitioners; confessional statement of Mukesh Kumar admitting stabbing of the victim. Counsel: Vijay Kumar for petitioners; Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP for State; Tej Pratap Singh for Informant.
What did the court decide?
Regular bail declined: the case diary shows witnesses supporting the prosecution case, the postmortem shows death by shock to lungs and heart, a blood-stained cloth was recovered from the petitioners, and petitioner Mukesh Kumar confessed in his confessional statement to having stabbed the victim.