Patna High Court

Sumit @ Raj Tilak @ Rajtilak Singh @ Sumit SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 19 June 2026
Disposal: DISPOSED
Bench: MOHIT KUMAR SHAH

Holding

The petition for regular bail was dismissed as infructuous because the trial had already been concluded.

Summary

The petitioner, Sumit Singh, filed a petition seeking regular bail in connection with Session Trial No. 190 of 2024 arising from a 2019 case involving offences under Sections 324, 307, 120B, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The petition was filed after the trial had already concluded. The learned counsel argued that because the trial was over, the bail petition was rendered infructuous. The Court examined whether a bail application could be entertained post‑conviction or after the trial’s conclusion. Finding that the purpose of bail is to secure liberty pending trial and that the trial was complete, the Court held the petition could not be entertained. Consequently, the petition was disposed of as infructuous.

Issues considered

Whether a regular bail petition is maintainable after the trial has concluded
Whether the petition is infructuous and should be dismissed

Legislation cited

Arms Act — s. 27
Indian Penal Code — s. 120B, 307, 324, 506/34

Subjects

regular bail
trial concluded
infructuous petition
criminal procedure
IPC
Arms Act

Judgment

                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24833 of 2026
                         Arising Out of PS. Case No.-206 Year-2019 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East
                                                          Champaran
                  ======================================================
                  Sumit @ Raj Tilak @ Rajtilak Singh @ Sumit Singh Son of Ashok Singh R/o
                  Village - Tajiyapur, P.S. - Pipra, Dist. - East Champaran.
                                                                                  ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
                  The State of Bihar
                                                                           ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :         Mr.Priyesh Kumar, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :         Mr. Ram Naresh Ray, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH
                                        ORAL ORDER

3    19-06-2026               Though the present petition has been filed by the

                    petitioner for grant of regular bail in connection with Session

                    Trial No. 190 of 2024 arising out of Turkauliya (Banjariya) P.S.

                    Case No. 206 of 2019, registered for the offence punishable

                    under Sections 324, 307, 120B, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code

                    and Section 27 of the Arms Act, however at the outset, the Ld.

                    Counsel for the petitioner submits that since the trial itself has

                    been concluded, the present petition has been rendered

                    infructuous, hence the same be disposed of.

                    2.        Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of.



                                               (Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
S.Sb/-

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