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Arun Kumar Mehta @ Arun Mehta @ Arun Mahto v. The State of Bihar

Criminal Miscellaneous – renewed prayer for bail

Patna HC10 Apr 2026CR. MISC./85642/2025

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Renewed/repeated bail application; prolonged undertrial custody since 18.05.2020; trial near completion with all prosecution witnesses examined; Section 313 CrPC and Section 351 BNSS statement of accused pending due to coaccused lodged in Jharkhand; speedy conclusion of trial reminder to trial court; Patna High Court; Arun Kumar Jha, J.; arising out of PS Case No. 172 of 2020, Bidupur P.S., Vaishali; Arun Kumar Mehta v. The State of Bihar; APP Satyendra Prasad.

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No release ordered; bail declined for the present and the petition disposed of, with a reminder to the trial court to expedite the trial. ¶05

Arun Kumar Mehta @ Arun Mehta @ Arun Mahto 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.85642 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2020 Thana- BIDUPUR District- Vaishali

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Arun Kumar Mehta @ Arun Mehta @ Arun Mahto S/O Late Vishwanath Mehta @ Vishwanath Singh Mahto Resident of Village- Panapur, P.SBidupur, District - Vaishali

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ram Shankar Prasad, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Satyendra Prasad, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER

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6 10-04-2026

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The petitioner has approached this Court renewing his

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prayer for bail as his prayer for bail was rejected earlier vide order dated 0.03.2021 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 37024 of 2020 and order dated 12.06.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 66638 of 2021.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 18.05.2020 and trial has not yet been concluded. Learned counsel further submits that though all prosecution witnesses have been examined, one of the coaccused is in custody in the State of Jharkhand in some other case and for this reason the statement of the accused persons could not be recorded under Section 313 CrPC/ Section 351 of BNSS. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner has been in custody for quite long time as an under trial and his prayer for bail may be considered sympathetically.

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Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer of

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85642 of 2025(6) dt.10-04-2026 2/2

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the petitioner for bail and submits that thrice the prayer for bail of the petitioner has been rejected and trial has reached its fag end there is no material for reconsideration for the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

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Having regard to the fact that all the prosecution witnesses have been examined and the matter is fixed for recording the Statement of the coaccused under Section 313 of the CrPC and also considering the serious nature of allegation against the petitioner and rejection of the prayer for bail thrice,, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail for the present. However, the learned trial court is reminded that the petitioner is in continuous custody since 18.05.2020 and it should take all steps for early conclusion of trial and if there is any difficulty in ensuring the presence of any coaccused, the Court concerned may pass appropriate orders.

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Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of.

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(Arun Kumar Jha, J)

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Anuradha/-

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