Patna High Court
Rinku KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- REJECTED
- Bench
- RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
Holding
Bail was denied as the evidence indicated a prima facie case of murder.
Summary
Rinku Kumar was arrested on 20-08-2025 in connection with a murder case (FIR dated 01-02-2024) alleging he poisoned Janki Kumari, offences under Sections 328 and 302 of the IPC. The petitioner sought bail, claiming a clean antecedent and that the FIR was fabricated. The State, through the informant and the Additional Public Prosecutor, opposed bail, relying on the case diary, post‑mortem and forensic laboratory reports confirming the administration of poison. The Court examined the material evidence and found it sufficient to justify continued detention. Consequently, the bail application was refused and the trial court was directed to expedite the trial.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the accused in a murder case where forensic and post‑mortem evidence indicate the commission of the offence.
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 302, 328
Subjects
- bail
- murder
- IPC 302
- poison
- forensic evidence
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86639 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2024 Thana- SHIVSAGAR District- Rohtas
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Rinku Kumar Son of Shiv Murat Singh Resident of Panchpokhari P.S- Kudra,
Dist- Kaimur at Bhabua
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Sadanand Roy, Advocate
For the Informant : Ms. Abhilasha Kumari, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA
ORAL ORDER
3 30-03-2026 Heard Mr.Sadanand Roy, learned counsel for the
petitioner, Ms. Abhilasha Kumari, learned counsel for the
informant and Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey, learned Additional
Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since
20.08.2025 in connection with Shiv Sagar P.S. Case No. 48 of
2024, F.I.R. dated 01.02.2024 registered for the offence
punishable under Section 328/302 of IPC.
3. As per FIR, allegation against the petitioner is that
he killed the deceased Janki Kumari by way of administering
the poison to her.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner has clean antecedent. The allegation as alleged in the
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FIR is false and fabricated and the petitioner has not committed
any offence as alleged in the FIR and the informant, merely on
the basis of suspicion, has made the petitioner as accused in the
present occurrence.
5. Learned counsel for the informant and learned
A.P.P. for the State have vehemently opposed the prayer for bail
of the petitioner and submits that it has come during
investigation in paragraph-7 and 15 of the case diary that the
petitioner has given poison to the deceased and apart from the
aforesaid, the postmortem report as well as the FSL report also
confirms the same.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts as well as the report
of the learned Trial Court, I am not inclined to enlarge the
petitioner on bail in connection with Shiv Sagar P.S. Case No.
48 of 2024, pending in the court of learned CJM, Sasaram at
Rohtas.
7. Prayer is refused.
8. However, the learned Trial Court is directed to
expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest.
(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J)
Nitesh/-
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