Patna High Court
Anjani Pal @ Anjani Kumar @ Anjani Kumar PalversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The bail application was rejected.
Summary
Anjani Pal was charged under several serious provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. He applied for regular bail before the Patna High Court, having previously been denied bail twice in 2024 and 2025, with a liberty to reapply if the trial exceeded seven months. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the petitioner has a clean antecedent and that all prosecution witnesses have been examined, with the case now at the argument stage. The State opposed bail, emphasizing the gravity of the offences and the petitioner’s repeated attempts to secure release. The Court, after hearing both sides, declined to grant bail, directing the trial court to conclude the trial within three months and to avoid unnecessary adjournments. Consequently, the bail application was rejected.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner given the seriousness of the offences and the stage of the trial
- Whether the petitioner’s clean antecedent and the completion of witness examination justify bail
- Whether the trial can be concluded within a reasonable time to justify bail
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Indian Penal Code — s. 120B, 307, 324, 452, 504, 506
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- trial delay
- adjournments
- IPC
- Arms Act
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19755 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2024 Thana- SAMASTIPUR MUFFASIL District-
Samastipur
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Anjani Pal @ Anjani Kumar @ Anjani Kumar Pal S/O Bhikhari Pal Resident
of Village - Rajkhand, P.S- Samastipur Muffasil, Dist.- Samastipur
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raja Ram Mishra, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 11-05-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the
offences punishable under Sections 452, 324, 307, 504, 506 and
120B of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 27 of the Arms
Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and this is the third
attempt of the petitioner to seek regular bail.
4. The learned APP, at this stage, submits that
petitioner had earlier moved this Court seeking regular bail by
filing Criminal Miscellaneous No. 26283 of 2024 and the same
came to be rejected by an order dated 21.06.2024 after
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considering the case on merits. It is further submitted that
thereafter petitioner again moved this Court seeking regular bail
by filing Criminal Miscellaneous No. 32913 of 2025 and the
same also came to be rejected by an order dated 20.06.2025, but
then a liberty was granted to the petitioner to renew his prayer
for bail if the trial is not concluded within a period of seven
months.
5. On query of the Court from the learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the petitioner with regard to the stage of
the trial, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner fairly submits that all prosecution witnesses have been
examined and the case for the last four months is at the stage of
argument.
6. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, the
Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.
7. However, the learned Trial Court is directed to
ensure that the trial is concluded within a period of three months
from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if
what has been submitted by the learned counsel appearing on
behalf of the petitioner is true.
8. It is also directed that no unnecessary/undue
adjournments be given in the trial.
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9. Accordingly, the instant bail application stands
rejected.
10. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the
learned Trial Court.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
Rishabh/-
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