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Md. Shakir @ Md Sakir Alam @ Md. Sakir v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC21 Nov 2025CR. MISC./71188/2025

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What is this about?

Bail refusal; third regular bail petition; murder and attempted-murder charges (Ss. 302, 307, 120(B)/34 IPC) with Arms Act S. 27; Balia Belon P.S. Case No. 28 of 2023, Katihar, Bihar; petitioner in custody since 28.08.2023; earlier rejections on 05.01.2024 (Cr. Misc. No. 81849 of 2023) and 29.11.2024 (Cr. Misc. No. 81285 of 2024); trial-delay plea — only 11 of 16 witnesses examined; two criminal antecedents including murder; no fresh ground for bail; expedite-trial direction to trial court; nine-month window for fresh bail petition; Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.; oral order dated 21-11-2025.

What did the court decide?

None; bail refused. Trial court directed to expedite the trial, with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh bail petition if the trial is not concluded within nine months. ¶21

Md. Shakir @ Md Sakir Alam @ Md. Sakir Vs The… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71188 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-28 Year-2023 Thana- BALIA BELON District- Katihar

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Md. Shakir @ Md Sakir Alam @ Md. Sakir S/O Late Md. Yasin R/O VillageKurum , P.S- Balia Belon, Distt- Katihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar, APP

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER

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3 21-11-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State.

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The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Balia Belon P.S. Case No. 28 of 2023 for the offences registered under Sections 302, 307, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of Arms Act.

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This is the third bail petition filed on behalf of the petitioner. Earlier, this Court rejected the bail petition of the petitioner on merit, vide orders dated 05.01.2024 and 29.11.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 81849 of 2023 and 81285 of 2024 respectively.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 28.08.2023 and he is co-operating in the trial. Petitioner undertakes to co-operate in the trial and on

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71188 of 2025(3) dt.21-11-2025 2/2

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the above ground he again filed petition for regular bail. He further submits that out of 16 charge-sheeted witnesses only 11 witnesses have been examined. There is no chance to conclude the trial in near future.

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Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel for informant oppose the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submit that the trial is in progress and it is likely to be concluded within nine months. It is further submitted that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents including the charge of murder also.

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Having heard the learned counsels for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case that trial is in progress, petitioner having criminal antecedents and no fresh ground is made out for bail of petitioner, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the present bail petition of the petitioner is dismissed. The trial court is directed to expedite the disposal of the trial. If the trial is not concluded within a period of nine months, petitioner is at liberty to file fresh petition for his bail.

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(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J.)

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Md. Shakir @ Md Sakir Alam @ Md. Sakir v. The State of Bihar

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