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Md. Sahbaj Alam @ Sahbaj Alam @ Md. Shahbaj Alam @ Md. Shahbaj @ Shahbaj v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC6 Feb 2026CR. MISC./78047/2025

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Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.78047 of 2025, decided 06-02-2026 by Rudra Prakash Mishra, J.: bail application of Md. Sahbaj Alam @ others in Beldaur P.S. Case No. 281 of 2024 (Khagaria) under Sections 103(1) and 309(6) BNS 2023 (shooting, robbery and death of informant's son) rejected on grounds of nature of accusation and gravity of offence despite pleas of false implication, omnibus allegations, name transpiring via co-accused confession, custody since 16.06.2025 and no antecedents; co-accused bail earlier rejected on 08.04.2025 in Cr. Misc. No. 1308 of 2025; trial Court directed to expedite trial.

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Bail refused; no relief to the petitioner. Trial Court directed to expedite the trial. ¶23

Md. Sahbaj Alam @ Sahbaj Alam @ Md. Shahbaj Alam… — Murder and Culpable Homicide | Patna HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78047 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-281 Year-2024 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria

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Md. Sahbaj Alam @ Sahbaj Alam @ Md. Shahbaj Alam @ Md. Shahbaj @ Shahbaj Md. Rasul @ Sabul Ali R/O Village- Chodhali, P.S- Beldaur, DistKhagaria, Bihar

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ganesh Prasad Singh, APP

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====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA

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ORAL ORDER

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3 06-02-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.

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The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 281 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 103(1) and 309(6) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

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The prosecution case, in short, is that, son of the informant was attacked by some unknown miscreants. He was shot in the chest, robbed of his phone and money, and left critically injured on the road. Despite being taken to the hospital, he died on the way.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78047 of 2025(3) dt.06-02-2026 2/3

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present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused person and the same has got no evidentiary value. No specific allegation of firing and looting articles have been made against the petitioner, rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. Specific allegation of firing and looting articles is made against co-accused Md. Intekhar by the petitioner in his self-confession. The petitioner is in custody since 16.06.2025 and has got no criminal antecedent.

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Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner has admitted his guilt in his self-confession. It is further submitted that on perusal of paragraph nos. 3, 9 and 12 of case diary, it appears that witnesses have supported the prosecution case. Specific allegation is levelled against the petitioner. Hence, the petitioner does not deserve the privilege of bail. Bail of other co-accused has been rejected by this Court vide order dated 08.04.2025, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 1308 of

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78047 of 2025(3) dt.06-02-2026 3/3

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Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and the gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage.

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The prayer is rejected . The trial Court is directed to

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expedite the Trial expeditiously.

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(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)

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Raj Kishore/-

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