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Suman Rai @ Rahul Rai v. The State of Bihar through the Home Secretary, Bihar, Patna

Patna HC4 Aug 2025CR. WJC/824/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Keywords: proper investigation -- writ petition dismissed -- arrest without Station Diary entry -- no transit challan -- Lanka Police Station, District Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, arrest dated 28.10.2020 -- Arms Act ss. 25(1-b)a/26/35 -- chargesheet submitted -- investigation over -- CJM Bhojpur at Ara -- petitioner/accused Suman Rai @ Rahul Rai -- co-accused Naveen Upadhayay, Chandan Kumar Rai, Bitu Kumar Rai, Rishkesh @ Rishi @ Rishu -- SHO Sanjeev Kumar -- IO Satyendra Kumar Satyarthi -- Patna High Court, Justice Sandeep Kumar, 04.08.2025.

What did the court decide?

As the investigation in Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 839 of 2020 is already over (chargesheet having been submitted), the Court is not inclined to allow the petitioner's prayer for proper investigation. ¶24

Suman Rai @ Rahul Rai Vs The State of Bihar through the Home Secretary, Bihar, Patna — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.824 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-839 Year-2020 Thana- ARA NAWADA District- Bhojpur

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Suman Rai @ Rahul Rai Son of Umesh Rai village- Jagdeo nagar, Ps- Ara Nawada, Dist- Bhojpur

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Home Secretary, Bihar, Patna

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The District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara

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The Superintendent of Police Bhojpur

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The Staton House officer cum S.I., Sanjeev Kumar of ara Nawada Ps, DistBhojpur

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The Investigating Officer Satyendra Kumar Satyarthi S.I. of Ara Nawada Ps , Dist- Bhojpur

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Awadhesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.G.P 7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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2 04-08-2025

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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counsel for the State.

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The petitioner has moved the Court for the following reliefs:

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“That the present criminal writ petition is being filed for proper investigation regarding the arrest of the accused petitioner in Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 839/2020 pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara registered for offence punishable u/s 25(1-b)a/26/35 of Arms Act in which (1) coaccused Naveen Upadhayay (ii) Co-accused Chandan Kumar Rai (iii) co-accused Bitu Kumar Rai (iv) co-accused Rishkesh @ Rishi @ Rishu and (v) accused petitioner Suman Rai have been made accused on the basis of

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Patna High Court CR. WJC No.824 of 2025(2) dt.04-08-2025 2/2

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information lodged by Sanjeev Kumar, S.H.O Cum S.I of Ara Nawada P.S. in Bhojpur District in which arresting of accused persons including the petitioner have been made by the Lanka Police Station on dated 28.10.2020 in District Kashi, Uttar Pradesh which was not entered in the Station Diary by the police Officer, Laxmikant Mishra and transit-Chalan was not issued in the name of Inspector, Arjun Singh of Chitaipur Police Station, District Kashi Uttar Pradesh for handed over the arrested accused persons to the concern police station of Bihar in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 753/2020.”

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