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Md. Babul @ Babul v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC18 Mar 2026CR. MISC./84177/2025

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What is this about?

Patna High Court Criminal Miscellaneous No.84177 of 2025, order dated 18-03-2026, Satyavrat Verma J.: bail application of Md. Babul @ Babul (P.S. Case No. 37/2025, Thana Tarabari, Araria; offences under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023) rejected at trial stage — charges framed, four prosecution witnesses examined, three remaining (two official); custody since 17.5.2025; counsel claimed false implication as husband; APP opposed bail citing progression of trial under Section 80 BNS. Keywords: bail rejection; post-charge stage; BNS 2023.

What did the court decide?

Having regard to the APP's submissions that the trial had commenced, was progressing, and concerned a case under Section 80 of the BNS, the Court was not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. ¶19

Md. Babul @ Babul Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.84177 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-37 Year-2025 Thana- TARABARI District- Araria

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Md. Babul @ Babul son of Md. Sabir Resident Of Village- Baturbari, Ward No 9, P.s. -Tarabari, District -Araria

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Md Naushaduzzoha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Md. Ataur Rahman, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER

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3 18-03-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

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The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 80 and 3(5) of the BNS, 2023.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is in custody since 17.5.2025. It is further submitted that petitioner, being, husband, has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant.

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On query of the Court with regard to the stage of the trial, the learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that charges were framed, trial has commenced and four prosecution witnesses have been examined and three witnesses remain to be

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.84177 of 2025(3) dt.18-03-2026 2/2

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examined out of which two witnesses are official witnesses, on which the learned APP submits that since trial has commenced and is progressing and the petitioner is facing trial in a case registered under Section 80 of the BNS, as such, privilege of bail may not be granted to the petitioner at this stage.

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