Pradip Kumar @ Pradeep Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

Pradip Kumar @ Pradeep Kumar Vs The State of Bihar — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Regular bail granted: petitioner to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul, subject to cooperation in the trial.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, arraigned in Kishanpur P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025 (offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(2), 309(5), 61(2), 3(5) BNS, Section 27 Arms Act, with Section 103(1) BNS added), should be released on regular bail.

Court's answer

The petitioner is ordered released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul, in connection with Kishanpur P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025, subject to the condition that he cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

Ratio / Principle

The court took into account that the petitioner is under custody since 12-03-2025 and is a person of clean antecedent as circumstances favouring bail.

Key takeaways

The FIR itself discloses that the deceased had illicit relations with the wife of co-accused Gurudev, supporting the position that the motive for the killing was attributable to Gurudev rather than the petitioner.ratio¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Regular bail granted (Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.53138 of 2025, decided 08-01-2026, Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J). Applicant sought bail in Kishanpur P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025, District Supaul, registered for offences under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(2), 309(5), 61(2), 3(5) BNS and Section 27 Arms Act, with Section 103(1) BNS added later, arising from the fatal firing at the informant's 16-year-old son during an attempted motorcycle snatching on 25.02.2025. The court observed that the FIR itself showed the deceased had illicit relations with the wife of co-accused Gurudev (to whom the defence assigned the motive and the firing), that the petitioner's alleged role was to bring and catch hold of the deceased, and that the petitioner was in custody since 12-03-2025 with clean antecedents. Considering these facts, bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul, conditioned on cooperation with the trial.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53138 of 2025

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2025 Thana- KISHANPUR District- Supaul

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Pradip Kumar @ Pradeep Kumar S/O Yogendra Yadav Resident of village - Sukmarpur, Police Station - Kishanpur, District - Supaul

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Patna

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Arun. For the State : Mr.J.N. Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY

ORAL ORDER

5 08-01-2026

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned APP for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Kishanpur P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 118(2), 309(5), 61(2), 3(5) of the BNS and 27 of Arms Act. Later on, Section 103(1) of BNS was added.

On 25.02.2025 at about 10:00 PM, the informant’s 16-year-old son was returning from a wedding ceremony. In the way, three accused persons attempted to snatch his motorcycle. During the incident, the accused restrained him and one of them fired gunshot at his left temple, causing serious injury. The informant alleges that the accused persons including

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the petitioner, in a pre-planned manner, committed murder of his son.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated. During investigation, it has come to light that the deceased had illicit relationship with the wife of co-accused Gurudev, and coaccused Gurudev shot the deceased dead. The only allegation against the petitioner is that he caught hold of the deceased. He has submitted further that there is no motive for the petitioner to kill the deceased. The motive is assigned to co-accused Gurudev. The petitioner is under custody since 12-03-2025 and he is a person of clean antecedent.

On the other hand, the learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer for bail by submitting that the petitioner brought the deceased to the place of occurrence and caught hold of the deceased.

The FIR itself shows that the deceased had illicit relations with the wife of Gurudev. The petitioner is under custody since 12-03-2025 and he is a person of clean antecedent.

Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on

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bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Kishanpur P.S. Case No. 33 of 2025, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)

kundan/-

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