Patna High Court
Sujit KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The Court granted bail to the petitioner subject to a bond and sureties.
Summary
The petitioner, Sujit Kumar, was charged under IPC sections 341, 323, 307/34 and Arms Act section 27 for allegedly firing at an informant and causing leg injuries. He has been in custody since 23‑12‑2022 and the charges were framed on 30‑04‑2024, with no witnesses examined to date. The petitioner applied for bail, arguing that similar cases had resulted in bail and that the trial had not progressed. The State opposed the bail application. The Court, after considering the facts and circumstances, granted bail on the condition of a Rs.10,000 bond and two sureties, directing the petitioner to appear on all subsequent dates. The order was pronounced by Justice Nawneet Kumar Pandey.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the seriousness of the offences under the IPC and Arms Act.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Indian Penal Code — s. 307, 323, 34, 341
Subjects
- bail
- Indian Penal Code
- Arms Act
- pre‑trial detention
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.52402 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-603 Year-2022 Thana- JAKKANPUR District- Patna
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Sujit Kumar S/o- Vijay Yadav Resident of Mohalla- Ramadhar Lane
Karbighiya PS- Jakkanpur District- Patna
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Upendra Kumar Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Rajendra Prasad Nat
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
5 08-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the
offence punishable under Sections-341, 323, 307/34 of the
Indian Penal Code and 27 of the Arms Act.
3. According to allegation, the petitioner fired at the
informant, as a result of which, he suffered injuries in his leg.
4. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner
that charges has been framed in this case on 30-04-2024 but till
date, not a single witness has been examined. His further
submission is that in all other cases as mentioned at paragraph-3
of the petition, the petitioner has been granted bail. The
petitioner is under incarceration since 23-12-2022.
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5. Learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances,
let the petitioner named above, be released on bail on furnishing
bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the
like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional
Sessions Judge-XXIV, Patna in connection with Sessions Trial
No. 258 of 2024 (arising out of Jakkanpur) P.S. Case No. 603 of
2022.
7. The petitioner will appear in the court below on
each and every date fixed in the case.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
A.K.V.//-
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