Patna High Court

Manoj SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided: 30 March 2026
Disposal: DISMISSED
Bench: SANDEEP KUMAR

Holding

The application for bail is dismissed, but the petitioner may renew the bail prayer after submitting the DNA test report.

Summary

Manoj Singh, the petitioner, filed an application seeking bail in a criminal miscellaneous case pending a DNA test report. The petitioner’s counsel indicated that he would submit the DNA test report before renewing his bail prayer. The court considered whether bail could be granted without the DNA evidence. The judge dismissed the present application, stating that the petitioner may file a fresh bail application after furnishing the DNA test report. No other substantive issues were addressed, and the matter was left open for a subsequent application.

Issues considered

Whether bail can be granted to the petitioner before the DNA test report is submitted

Subjects

bail
DNA test
criminal procedure
pre-trial detention

Judgment

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                               CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73539 of 2025
                       Arising Out of PS. Case No.-295 Year-2025 Thana- TURKAULIYA District- East
                                                        Champaran
                  ======================================================
                  Manoj Singh S/O Late Raj Banshi Singh R/O Village- Nayka Tola Turkauliya,
                  P.S-Turkauliya, District- East Champaran.

                                                                                   ... ... Petitioner/s
                                                        Versus
                  The State of Bihar

                                                         ... ... Opposite Party/s
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     :       Mr.Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate
                  For the Opposite Party/s :       Ms.Rina Sinha, APP
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                        ORAL ORDER

5    30-03-2026                   Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                    Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

                                 2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioner

                    submits that he will press his application after receipt of the

                    D.N.A. test report.

                                 3. In these circumstances, this application is dismissed

                    with liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail, after

                    the submission of D.N.A. test report.



                                               (Sandeep Kumar, J)
tusharika/-

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