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Ashif Khan v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC12 May 2026CR. MISC./15373/2026

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Regular bail application for a petitioner accused of stabbing a person to death in a West Champaran PS case registered under the BNS. The court considered the custody period and recovery of blood-stained clothes from a co-accused, allowed the bail application, and released the petitioner on furnishing bonds with two sureties.

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Regular bail granted on Rs. 10,000 bail bond with two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of JM 1st Class, Bettiah, subject to trial cooperation.

Ashif Khan Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15373 of 2026

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2025 Thana- BAIRIYA District- West Champaran

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Ashif Khan Son of Nurkhan @ Noor Mohamad R/O Village - Malahi Tola, P.S.- Bairiya, District - West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Renu Kumari, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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3 12-05-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bairiya P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025 registered for the offence under Sections 103(1) and 3(5) of the B.N.S.

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As per the prosecution case, the petitioner and others are accused of killing the deceased by stabbing him.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence. The petitioner is in custody since 13.10.2025. He further submits that during the investigation, blood stain clothes have been recovered from the co-accused Sahbaz Khan. He further submits that the informant is not an eye witness to the occurrence and the informant was in Kerala at the time of occurrence.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15373 of 2026(3) dt.12-05-2026 2/2

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Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this application for regular bail is allowed.

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Accordingly, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1^st Class, Bettiah, West Champaran/concerned Court below in connection with Bairiya P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025 subject to condition that:-

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(i). The petitioner shall appear in the trial regularly either personally or through his lawyer and shall cooperate in the trial and noncooperation in the trial shall result in cancellation of the bail bond of the petitioner.

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(Sandeep Kumar, J)

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sadique/-

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