Patna High Court
Pappu Singh @ Raj Kumar @ Raj Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- SOURENDRA PANDEY
Holding
Bail was denied to the petitioner.
Summary
The petitioner, Pappu Singh, was arrested in connection with a violent incident in which armed assailants entered the informant's house and opened fire, injuring Bhola Singh gravely and assaulting Lallu Yadav. He applied for bail, arguing that the prosecution's case was vague and did not specifically identify him as the shooter. The State and the informant contended that the petitioner was one of the shooters who caused the grievous injury to Bhola Singh. The court examined the seriousness of the offences, the presence of grievous injury, and the lack of clear evidence pinpointing the petitioner’s exact role. Concluding that the petitioner was among the assailants and that the offences were serious, the court refused bail. The order also noted that any observations made would not affect the trial.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner in view of the serious offences and the alleged involvement in causing grievous injury
Legislation cited
- Arms Act, 1959 — s. 27
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 115(2), 117(2), 118(1), 126(2), 303(2), 329(4), 3(5), 351(2)
Subjects
- bail
- criminal procedure
- grievous injury
- arms act
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- serious offences
- custody
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69175 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-125 Year-2025 Thana- BADDI District- Rohtas
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Pappu Singh @ Raj Kumar @ Raj Kumar Singh S/O Sriniwas Singh Resident
of village- Khatoliya, P.S.- Baddi, District- Rohtas at Sasaram
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajani Kant Pandey, Advocate
For the Informant : Mr. Jai Prakash Singh, Advocate
For the State : Ms. Meena Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
4 07-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
counsel for the informant and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner, who is in custody, seeks bail in
connection with Baddi P.S. Case No. 125 of 2025 registered for
the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 118(1),
117(2), 351(2), 329(4), 303(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959.
3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has
stated that the named accused persons, all variously armed,
entered the house of the informant and thereafter the accused
Abhay Kumar @ Tufani Yadav, Pappu Singh @ Raj Kumar @
Raj Kumar Singh (petitioner) and Bajarangi Yadav opened
indiscriminate firing, which hit Bhola Singh on his back, while
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the other accused person assaulted Lallu Yadav with the butt of
the gun.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
allegations upon the petitioner is general and omnibus and it is
not clear as to who had fired and which hit the injured Bhola
Singh. It has further been submitted that there is admittedly a
land dispute between the parties and for the said incident there
was a case and counter case and even on the side of the
petitioner certain persons were injured. It has next been
submitted that the injuries found on Lallu Yadav were found to
be simple, however, the injury on Bhola Shing though was
grievous, but it is not clear as to who had shot at Bhola Singh. It
has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has one criminal
case against his name and he is in custody since 06.08.2025.
5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned APP
for the State have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and
have stated that the petitioner was one of the persons who shot
at Bhola Singh causing grievous injury and hence he should not
be released on bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid submissions made by the
parties and the facts that the petitioner was among one of the
assailants of Bhola Singh, who had suffered grievous injuries in
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his spine, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail is rejected.
8. It is made clear that the observation, if any, made in
this order, shall be of no bearing during the trial.
(Sourendra Pandey, J)
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