Patna High Court
Naresh Ram Turi @ Naresh RamversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- R P MISHRA
Holding
The Court held that no fresh ground existed to grant bail and therefore reaffirmed the denial of bail.
Summary
The petitioner, Naresh Ram Turi, was arrested in connection with a case registered at Gaya Mahila Police Station (Case No. 41 of 2024) for offences under Section 64(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 67 and 67(A) of the Information Technology Act. He applied for bail, claiming he had been in judicial custody since 1 September 2024 without justification. The High Court had earlier rejected his regular bail application on 22 April 2025 after reviewing the case diary. On 9 January 2026, the Court noted that the trial had been committed to the Sessions Court on 3 December 2025 and found no fresh ground to revisit the bail petition. Consequently, the Court again denied bail, directing the lower court to expedite the trial within five months, with a provision for the petitioner to renew his bail application if the trial is not concluded within that period.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail for offences under Section 64(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Sections 67, 67(A) of the Information Technology Act given the stage of trial.
- Whether any fresh ground exists to reconsider the earlier bail denial.
Legislation cited
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 64(i)
- Information Technology Act — s. 67, 67(A)
Subjects
- bail
- judicial custody
- trial delay
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Information Technology Act
- Criminal Procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71866 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-41 Year-2024 Thana- MAHILA PS District- Gaya
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Naresh Ram Turi @ Naresh Ram S/O Late Kali Ram Resident of village-
Dumarichatti, P.S.- Fetehpur, Dist.- Gaya
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH
MISHRA
ORAL ORDER
4 09-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP
for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Gaya
Mahila P.S. Case No. 41 of 2024 instituted for the offences
under Section 64(i) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and
Sections 67, 67(A) of the I.T. Act.
3. Earlier vide order dated 22.04.2025 passed in Cr.
Misc. No. 3830 of 2025 regular bail of the petitioner was
rejected by this Court considering the material available in the
case diary against the petitioner.
4. In compliance of the order dated 10.10.2025 a report
dated 06.12.2025 with regard to the present stage of trial has
been received. From perusal of the aforesaid report, it appears
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that case has been committed to the court of Sessions on
03.12.2025.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 01.09.2024
without any rhymes or reason.
6. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for
grant of bail.
7. There is no fresh ground to consider the bail petition
of the petitioner as also the present stage of trial, this Court is
not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
8. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is
again rejected with a direction to the court below to expedite the
trial and conclude the same expeditiously preferably within a
period of five months from today. If the trial is not concluded
within the period of five months, as stated above, the petitioner
will be at liberty to renew his prayer before the court below.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J)
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