Patna High Court
Md. SajidversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- RAJIV ROY
Holding
The court held that the bail application must be dismissed as the petitioner is a material suspect in serious offences and the confession and corroborating evidence negate any reasonable doubt.
Summary
The petitioner, Md. Sajid, is in judicial custody for offences under Sections 363, 366, 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code relating to kidnapping, rape and murder. The prosecution relies on a confessional statement by the petitioner, CCTV footage showing him with the victim on a motorcycle, and the recovery of the victim’s body and personal effects. The petitioner contends he is innocent, arguing that the girl on the pillion was covered and cannot be identified as the deceased. The State points out that no girl was produced to substantiate the defence claim and that most witnesses have already been examined. The court, after considering the seriousness of the charges and the material evidence, rejected the bail application and directed the trial to be concluded at the earliest.
Issues considered
- Whether bail should be granted to the petitioner despite the seriousness of the offences and his confessional statement
- Whether the petitioner’s claim that the victim was covered on the motorcycle creates reasonable doubt sufficient to merit bail
Legislation cited
- Indian Penal Code — s. 201, 302, 363, 366
Subjects
- bail
- IPC
- kidnapping
- rape
- murder
- confession
- judicial custody
- trial delay
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88580 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-65 Year-2024 Thana- SAKRI District- Madhubani
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Md. Sajid S/o Mohammed Alkama Shaikh @ MD. Alkama Resident of
village- Jhunsi, P.S- Manigachhi, District- Darbhanga
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. Md. Ajhar Hasan S/o Md. Nurul Hasan R/o vill - Sakri, Naya Tola, P.O. and
P.S.- Sakri, Distt.- Madhubani
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Subhash Kumar Jha
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Lalan Kumar
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY
ORAL ORDER
4 25-02-2026 Heard Mr. Subhash Kumar Jha, learned counsel for
the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner is in judicial custody in connection
with Sakri P.S. Case No. 65 of 2024 for the offences punishable
under sections 363, 366, 302, 201 of the IPC, lodged on
05.04.2024 by the informant, Md. Azhar Hasan.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged
that the victim went out but failed to return and as they failed to
locate her, the FIR alleging role.
4. Subsequently, the police after registering the FIR
investigated the matter, this petitioner being a suspect was
picked up, made a confessional statement where he elaborated
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that the girl was taken by him on a motorcycle in a room, raped
and later, killed. Pursuant to his confession, the CCTV camera
of Mithila Petrol Pump checked, according to which, he came
there, filled his motorcycle tank and the deceased was sitting as
a pillion rider. Further, after his confessional statement, the dead
body as also the bag of the victim lady and her educational
certificates were recovered/seized.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is
innocent and the girl who was sitting in the motorcycle was
covered and as such, it cannot be said that it was the deceased
who was the pillion rider.
6. Learned APP on the other hand opposes the prayer
submitting that no such girl was produced on behalf of the
defence to show who was sitting on the motorcycle. Further
submission is that out of ten, nine witnesses have already been
examined as would observe from the learned Sessions Judge
order.
7. Considering the submissions of the parties as also
the allegation that has come against the petitioner, no relief can
be granted. The bail application stands rejected.
8. However, as the petitioner is in custody since
08.04.2024 and only one witness is to be examined, the Trial
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Court is requested to ensure that it concludes the trial at an
earliest.
9. The S.P., Madhubani shall also ensure that if the
official witnesses have not been examined, they be produced so
that the trial is taken to its logical conclusion.
(Rajiv Roy, J)
Ravi/-
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