Patna High Court
Amit SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Holding
The court granted regular bail to Amit Singh subject to a bail bond, sureties, and conditions of appearance and cooperation.
Summary
The petitioner, Amit Singh, was arrested in connection with a 2018 incident in which he allegedly fired a shot at Mukesh Gupta, causing grievous injury, and was charged under IPC sections 326, 307, 504, 506, 34 and Arms Act section 27, with a later addition of a murder charge under section 302 after the informant's son died. The petitioner sought regular bail, arguing that the informant (father of the deceased) and other witnesses did not support the prosecution’s case, and submitted supplementary affidavits. The State opposed bail, emphasizing the seriousness of the offences and the involvement of firearms. The court examined the material, noting the lack of corroborative testimony and the petitioner’s custody since February 2025. It directed the petitioner to furnish a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties and imposed conditions of personal appearance and cooperation with the trial. The trial court was instructed to conclude the trial within four months, and the petitioner was released on bail.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail should be granted to the accused despite the seriousness of the offences and involvement of firearms
- Whether the lack of supportive testimony from the informant and other witnesses justifies bail
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Indian Penal Code — s. 302, 307, 326, 34, 504, 506
Subjects
- regular bail
- IPC
- Arms Act
- serious offences
- trial disposition
- bail conditions
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68369 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-201 Year-2018 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas
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Amit Singh Son of Sheo Kumar Singh @ Shiv Kumar Singh Resident of
village - Shahpur, Police Station - Sasaram (Muffasil), District - Rohtas.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Arvind Kumar Pandey
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Uday Pratap Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR
PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
6 04-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as
well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in
connection with Sasaram (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 201 of
2018, registered for the offences punishable under Sections
326, 307, 504, 506, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section
27 of the Arms act. Later on after death of son of informant
Section 302 of the IPC.
3. The allegation against the petitioner, Amit Singh,
is that on 22.10.2018 at about 05:00 P.M., he, along with co-
accused Navneet Mishra and Amjad Khan, allegedly arrived
on a motorcycle near the house of the informant while armed
with country-made firearms. It is alleged that during a verbal
altercation, the petitioner fired a shot with the intent to kill,
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which caused a firearm injury near the left temple of the
victim, Mukesh Gupta. Thereafter, the accused persons
allegedly fled away from the place of occurrence while firing
in the air.
4. While making prayer for bail, the learned counsel
for the petitioner has submitted that the informant, who is
father of the deceased, did not support the case of the
prosecution. During his deposition and similarly, other
witnesses examined till date have also not supported the
occurrence. The depositions of the witnesses have been
annexed with the supplementary affidavit. The petitioner has
been in custody since 18.02.2025.
5. On the other hand, the learned APP for the State
has opposed the prayer for bail.
6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and
circumstances, let the petitioner above-named, is directed to
furnish bail bond and on doing so, the court below shall
release the petitioner on bail on furnishing bail bonds of
Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the
satisfaction of learned CJM, Sasaram, Rohtas/concerned court
in connection with Sasaram (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 201 of
2018, subject to the following conditions that the petitioner
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shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself
available as and when required by the court.
7. The petitioner shall physically appear before
the learned court below on each and every date, failing
which, his bail bond shall stand cancelled.
8. The learned trial court is directed to conclude
the trial as soon as possible, preferably within a period of
four months.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
Nirmal/-
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