Ajay Singh @ Ajju @ Ajju Singh Vs The State of… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

Ajay Singh @ Ajju @ Ajju Singh Vs The State of… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2025)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7388 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-718 Year-2023 Thana- BODHGAYA District- Gaya

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Ajay Singh @ Ajju @ Ajju Singh S/o Late Rajdeo Singh R/o Village-Nawan Purvi Tola, Kharsot, P.S.- Bodh Gaya, District- Gaya

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akash Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Yogendra Kumar, A.P.P ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER

3 16-05-2025

Heard Learned counsel for the petitioner and Learned

A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bodh Gaya P.S. Case No. 718 of 2023 lodged on 05.09.2023, for the offence punishable under Sections 302, 201 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code, pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the bail application of the petitioner has earlier been rejected vide order dated 24.04.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 14818 of 2024. Counsel submits that petitioner is in custody since 07.09.2023 having clean antecedent. Counsel further submits that on earlier occasion, report with regard to present stage of trial has been called for and from the said report, it transpires that the case is

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pending for prosecution evidence and keeping the petitioner in custody would not solve any purpose particularly when, the said Karuna Devi on whose statement, bail application of petitioner has been rejected has made u-turn in her examination in chief before the court. Counsel submits that petitioner is ready to fulfill all the conditions whatsoever shall be imposed upon him.

Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that on earlier occasion, report with regard to the present stage of the trial has been called for and from the said report, it transpires that out of six charge-sheet witnesses, three witnesses have already been examined and only three charge-sheet witnesses i.e. informant, doctor and I.O are yet to be examined.

Speedy trial is the constitutional vision of justice. From the record, it transpires that the present case is relating to District-Gaya, therefore, Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya is hereby directed to do the needful by directing the concerned S.H.O/I.O of this case to assure the appearance of the rest witnesses for adducing evidence in connection with Bodh Gaya P.S. Case No. 718 of 2023 within three months from the date of communication of this order to him, so that trial takes place at

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the earliest.

Registry is directed to transmit a copy of this order to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya through fax, e-mail or any other mode forthwith. Registry is further directed to hand over a copy of this order to Learned APP for the State who shall communicate this order to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gaya at his level.

Trial Court has indicated in the report that trial shall be concluded within six months, therefore, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected at present.

(Dr. Anshuman, J)

Divyansh/-

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