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Patna High Court

Dhanesh Singh @ Dhanesh Kumar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

Decided
Disposal
DISMISSED

Holding

The Court held that bail could not be granted given the seriousness of the offences and dismissed the bail application.

Summary

The petitioner, Dhanesh Singh, applied for regular bail in a case of triple murder registered under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 103(1), 109(1), 61(2) of the Bihar Negotiable Substances Act and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The petitioner claimed innocence, a clean antecedent, and that he had been in custody since 23-04-2025. The State opposed the bail, emphasizing the gravity of the offences and the alleged indiscriminate firing that caused three deaths. The Court considered the seriousness of the charges and the nature of the allegations. Concluding that the offence was grave, the Court refused to grant bail and dismissed the application.

Issues considered

  • Whether regular bail should be granted to an accused in a triple murder case involving multiple serious offences under the B.N.S. and the Arms Act

Legislation cited

Subjects

  • bail
  • criminal procedure
  • murder
  • arms act
  • serious offences
  • regular bail application

Judgment

                      IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                              CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85880 of 2025
                        Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2025 Thana- AGIAON District- Bhojpur
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                 Dhanesh Singh @ Dhanesh Kumar Singh Son of Ramesh Singh Resident of
                 village -Laharpa PS- Agiaon (Garahani) Distt- Bhojpur

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

                                                        ... ... Opposite Party/s
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                 Appearance :
                 For the Petitioner/s     :        Mr. Sriram Krishna, Advocate
                 For the Opposite Party/s :        Mr. Chandra Bhushan Prasad, Advocate
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                 CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
                                       ORAL ORDER

3   02-04-2026                  Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

                   APP for the State.

                                2. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with

                   Agiaon(G) P.S. Case No. 58 of 2025 registered for the offence

                   under Sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 103(1), 109(1), 61(2) of

                   B.N.S. and u/s 27 of the Arms Act.

                                3. This is a case of triple murder. The petitioner and

                   other accused persons fired indiscriminately causing death of

                   three persons.

                                4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

                   petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence.

                   Petitioner has clean antecedent and he is in custody since

                   23.04.2025.

                                5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently
            Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85880 of 2025(3) dt.02-04-2026
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                      opposed the prayer for bail.

                                   6. Considering the gravity of offence and nature of

                      allegation against the petitioner, this Court is not inclined to

                      grant bail to the petitioner, this application is dismissed.


                                                 (Sandeep Kumar, J)

Ranjeet/-

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