Shahnawaj @ Shahnawaz @ Rijwanul Haque @ Rizwanul Haque v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 63739 of 2025, decided 18-03-2026 by Ramesh Chand Malviya, J.; bail prayer again rejected; repeat bail application after rejection in Cr. Misc. No. 19710 of 2024 (order dated 17.05.2024); offences under IPC Ss. 147, 148, 149, 447, 341, 323, 324, 307, 504, 302, 506 and Arms Act Ss. 27, 25(1-B)A, 26, 30, 35; PS Case No. 598 of 2023, Sikarpur, West Champaran; custody since 31.08.2023; trial advanced stage, 9 of 10 witnesses examined; no fresh ground for bail.
What did the court decide?
Since the trial is at an advanced stage - nine of ten chargesheeted witnesses already examined and the next date fixed - there is no fresh ground to reconsider the petitioner's prayer for bail. ¶20