Patna High Court
Rajesh Kumar Singh @ Bauaa @ Sonu Singh @ Pintu Singh @ Rajesh Kumar @ SonuversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- DISMISSED
- Bench
- SANDEEP KUMAR
Holding
The bail application was rejected, and the petitioner was denied regular bail.
Summary
The petitioner, Rajesh Kumar Singh, applied for regular bail in a case involving a bank robbery amounting to Rs 60 lakh in which one person was killed. He was implicated based on a self‑inculpatory statement of a co‑accused and Rs 46 lakh of the loot was recovered from his brother. The petitioner has been in custody since 15‑04‑2021 and faces five additional criminal cases. The High Court considered the seriousness of the offences—robbery under IPC § 394, murder under IPC § 302 read with § 34, and illegal possession of arms under the Arms Act § 27—and the material recovered against him. Concluding that the circumstances did not warrant release, the Court rejected the bail application.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail can be granted to an accused involved in robbery, murder, and arms offences where substantial loot has been recovered and the accused is implicated by co‑accused statements.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Indian Penal Code — s. 302, 34, 394
Subjects
- bail
- robbery
- murder
- arms act
- regular bail
- criminal procedure
- Indian Penal Code
- high court
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86828 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2017 Thana- BELCHHI District- Patna
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Rajesh Kumar Singh @ Bauaa @ Sonu Singh @ Pintu Singh @ Rajesh
Kumar @ Sonu Son of Sheo Shankar Singh Resident of Anand Golwa, P.S.
Mohaddinagar, Dist. - Samastipur.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. The Branch Manager Punjab National Bank Branch Korari Baghatila P.S. -
Belchhi, District - Panta.
... ... Opposite Parties
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Krishna Prasad Singh, Sr. Advocate
Mr. Rakesh Singh, Advocate
For the State : Mr. Kumar Veerendra Narayan, Advocate
For the P.N.B. : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Vibhuti Kumar, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
5 25-03-2026 Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner,
learned APP for the State and learned counsel for the opposite
party no.2-Bank.
2. This application for grant of regular bail
arises out of Belchhi P.S. Case No.11 of 2017 registered for the
offence punishable under sections 394, 302/34 of the Indian
Penal Code and under section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. Unknown criminals have committed a loot of
Rs.60,00,0000/- in a Bank, in which one person was killed.
4. The name of the petitioner has come during
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the investigation on the basis of self-inculpatory statement of
co-accused. Further, an amount of Rs.46,00,0000/- , which is the
part of the looted amount, has been recovered from the brother
of the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 15.04.2021.
He is accused in five more criminal cases.
5. Considering the aforesaid facts, I am not
inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, this bail
application is rejected.
(Sandeep Kumar, J)
pawan/-
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