A v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Juvenile bail refusal; Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No. 3445 of 2025; minor appellant accused under Ss. 302/34 IPC and S. 27 Arms Act (Kankarbagh P.S. Case 1294/2021, jewellery-shop loot and murder); also accused in seven more Patna cases; bail denied on ground of long involvement in crime and risk of contact with habitual criminals; impugned order dated 08.05.2025 of Special Judge, Children Court-cum-ADJ-1st, Patna in Special (Child) Case No. 15 of 2024; coram Sandeep Kumar, J.; decided 29-01-2026; advocates: Sunil Kumar Pathak (appellant), Zeyaul Hoda APP (State); co-respondent Sunny Kumar.
What did the court decide?
The juvenile appellant has been involved in crime since long and, if released on bail, would come into contact with habitual criminals; on this basis bail was refused despite his juvenile status and the fact that he is also accused in seven more cases in Patna.