Sashi Ranjan @ Shashi Ranjan Azad v. The State of Bihar
Bail – Regular bail – Second attempt
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court (Sandeep Kumar, J), order dated 11-03-2026 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.76816 of 2025 with Crl. Misc. No. 78815 of 2025 (Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Prasad and Sashi Ranjan @ Shashi Ranjan Azad v. The State of Bihar): second regular bail applications arising from Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 330 of 2024 (Vaishali) under Sections 316(2)/318(4) BNS dismissed again; earlier rejections dated 12.05.2025 not reviewed despite arrest of main absconding accused Santosh Kumar and examination of three witnesses; parties told to cooperate in trial; trial of Santosh Kumar expedited via Principal District and Sessions Judge, Vaishali. Keywords: second bail application, BNS 316(2), BNS 318(4), review of earlier bail order, expedition of trial.
What did the court decide?
None to the petitioners; second bail applications dismissed again, with directions to the parties to cooperate in the trial and to the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Vaishali to expedite the trial of accused Santosh Kumar.