Ashish Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail rejected — Ashish Kumar, Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13028 of 2026, order dated 05-05-2026 by Satyavrat Verma, J; Chautham P.S. Case No. 90 of 2025, District Khagaria; murder by firearm during motorcycle incident of 09.04.2025 (husband of informant-wife shot in head); offences under Sections 103(1) and 61(2) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 Arms Act; defence plea of false implication and shifting allegation among three accused (petitioner, Sonu, Ritesh) did not prevail; informant's side asserted petitioner was main assailant; custody since 15.04.2025; one prior antecedent; no precedent discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Having heard the counsel for the petitioner, the APP and the informant's counsel, and taking into account the informant-side submissions, the Court declined to release the petitioner on bail.