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Nitish Kumar @ Pintu Kumar v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC11 Mar 2026CR. MISC./82000/2024

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What is this about?

Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.82000 of 2024, decided 11-03-2026 by Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma. Successive bail application dismissed; prayer refused. Murder case (S. 302 r/w S. 34 IPC) with Arms Act S. 27; FIR dt. 19.05.2017, Chandradip P.S. Case No. 43/2017, Jamui. Grounds: specific firing allegation, postmortem corroboration, absconding since 2017, surrender 24.03.2023, charge framed 19.04.2023, four witnesses examined, prior bail rejection dt. 08.11.2023 (Cr. Misc. No. 60924 of 2023). Direction to trial court to expedite trial.

What did the court decide?

Reasons for refusal: the nature of the allegation against the petitioner in the FIR is supported by the medical evidence (postmortem report) as well as the report of the learned Trial Court; there is direct and specific allegation of firing attributed to the petitioner. ¶16

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

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.82000 of 2024

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2017 Thana- CHANDRADIP District- Jamui

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Nitish Kumar @ Pintu Kumar Son of Mundrika Yadav @ Mundrika Prasad R/O- Village- Manniyatri, P.S- Kauwakol, Distt.- Nawada... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rajesh Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Dr.Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER

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10 11-03-2026

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Heard Mr.Rajesh Ranjan, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and Mr.Dr.Mrityunjaya Kr.Gautam, learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since

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24.03.2023 in connection with S.Tr.No.339 of 2023 arising out of Chandradip P.S. Case No. 43 of 2017, F.I.R. dated 19.05.2017 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 27 of Arms Act, 1959.

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Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected vide order dated 08.11.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 60924 of 2023.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. The allegation as alleged in the FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82000 of 2024(10) dt.11-03-2026 2/3

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Learned counsel for the informant and learned APP for the State, on the other hand, on the basis of the material available on the record and the case diary, have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that from a bare perusal of the FIR it appears that there is direct and specific allegation of firing is attributed against the petitioner and the same is supported by the medical evidence (postmortem report) apart from the aforesaid, it appears that the FIR has been instituted in the year 2017 and since 2017 the petitioner was absconding and in the year 2023 he has surrendered on 24.03.2023 and due to his absence the trial has not been concluded as yet and when the petitioner surrendered then the charge has been framed on 19.04.2023 and as per report of the learned Trial Court, the trial has begun and altogether four witnesses have already been examined.

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Considering the nature of allegation against the petitioner in the FIR which is supported by the medical evidence as well report of the learned Trial Court, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in connection with S.Tr.No.339 of 2023 arising out of Chandradip P.S. Case No. 43 of 2017 pending in the court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-III, Jamui.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.82000 of 2024(10) dt.11-03-2026 3/3

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