Patna High Court
Laddu Singh @ Prince Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- REJECTED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
The Court held that bail could not be granted to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Laddu Singh, was arrested on 9 June 2025 in connection with a case involving the alleged murder of an informant’s son and related offences under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and the Income‑Tax Act. The prosecution’s case rests on a confessional statement of co‑accused Shambhu Kumar, who alleged that Singh participated in the killing and disposal of the body in the Ganga. The petitioner contended that he was never named in the FIR and was falsely implicated based solely on the co‑accused’s confession. The State highlighted Singh’s eight prior criminal antecedents and argued that the confession established his involvement. After considering the seriousness of the charges, the confession, and the petitioner’s criminal history, the Court declined to grant bail. Consequently, the petition for bail was dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail despite the co‑accused’s confession implicating him
- Whether the petitioner’s prior criminal antecedents justify denial of bail
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 — s. 103(1), 140(1), 140(3), 238, 318(4), 336(3), 338, 3(5), 61(2)
- Income Tax Act — s. 66(B), 66(C), 66(D)
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- confession
- co‑accused
- serious offences
- prior criminal record
- Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita
- Income Tax Act
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2248 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2025 Thana- JAGDISHPUR District- Bhojpur
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Laddu Singh @ Prince Kumar Singh S/o Ramesh Singh R/o Village - Salarpur, P.S.-
Karanda, District - Gajipur, State - Uttar Pradesh
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chandan Kumar Verma, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 09-04-2026 Heard Mr. Chandan Kumar Verma, learned counsel
for the petitioner and Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, learned A.P.P. for
the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since
09.06.2025 in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 73 of
2025, FIR dated 22.02.2025 registered for the offence under
Section 140(3), 140(1), 103(1), 238, 318(4), 338, 336(3), 61(2),
3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, 2023 and 66(B), 66©, 66(D)
of the I.T Act.
3. According to the prosecution case, the informant
alleged that on 17.02.2025, his son went to Patna by train to meet
his friend but didn’t return and on search, no trace of him was
found.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner
submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been
implicated in this case. Petitioner is not named in the FIR and his
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name transpired during investigation on the basis of confessional
statement of co-accused, namely, Shambhu Kumar and the
petitioner is rotting in judicial custody since 09.06.2025.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that the
said Shambhu Kumar has confessed his guilt which was recorded
in paragraph no.47 of case diary in which he had categorically
stated that he along with the petitioner and other co-accused
persons killed informant’s son and thereafter thrown the body of
the deceased in river Ganga near Jamuniya and apart from that
petitioner had also confessed his guilt in the present occurrence.
He further submits that petitioner carries eight criminal
antecedents other than the present one in which he is on bail in all
cases.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the
case, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail in
connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 73 of 2025, pending in
the Court of Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Bhojpur, Ara.
7. Prayer is refused.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Suruchi/-
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