Deepak Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Bail – second bail application after earlier rejection
Case brief
What is this about?
Deepak Kumar v. The State of Bihar, Patna High Court, CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62637 of 2025, decided 10-02-2026, Sandeep Kumar J. Bail dismissal; murder case (Sections 302/120(B)/34 IPC), Kudhani P.S. Case No. 457 of 2023, Muzaffarpur; petitioner in custody since 19.11.2023; earlier bail rejection order dated 03.01.2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.49956 of 2024 not reviewed; co-accused Akash Kumar's bail bond cancelled for avoiding trial; CCTV verification direction to SSP Muzaffarpur; deceased Ashutosh Kumar; co-named accused Amar Kumar @ Gulgul; advocates Ranjeet Kumar (petitioner), Pranav Kumar APP (State).
What did the court decide?
In view of the report that co-accused Akash Kumar's bail bond was cancelled because he avoided appearing in court and tried to delay the trial, the Court declined to review its earlier order dated 03.01.2025 rejecting bail, and dismissed the present bail application.