Patna High Court
Ram Pravesh PrasadversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL REJECTED
- Bench
- ANIL KUMAR SINHA
Holding
The court declined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners.
Summary
The Patna High Court heard four anticipatory bail applications arising from a single case (PS Ghoshi, Case No 429 of 2025) involving alleged murder and illegal possession of arms. The FIR alleged that the petitioners had threatened the victim, Twinkle Kumar, who was later found shot dead. The petitioners argued they were falsely implicated, that the allegations were vague and there were no eyewitnesses, and that no formal complaint of threat had been lodged. The prosecution contended that the petitioners were named in the FIR, the offence was serious, and the threat to the victim was established. Considering the seriousness of the offences under Section 103(1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act, the court found sufficient grounds to deny bail. Consequently, all anticipatory bail applications were dismissed.
Issues considered
- Whether anticipatory bail should be granted to the petitioners under Section 103(1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act given the seriousness of the alleged offences.
- Whether the alleged prior threats and the nature of the FIR provide sufficient ground to refuse anticipatory bail.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — s. 103(1)
Subjects
- anticipatory bail
- serious offence
- murder
- illegal arms possession
- Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Arms Act
- bail jurisprudence
- criminal procedure
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.88816 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-429 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad
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Munna Prasad @ Munna Kumar S/O Ram Pravesh Prasad Resident of Village
- Pritam Bigha, P.S. - Ghoshi, (Okari), District - Jehanabad
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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with
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 89009 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-429 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad
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Mallu Yadav @ Ashok Prasad Son of Late Doman Prasad @ Doman Yadav
Resident of Village- Pritam Bigha, P.S.- Ghoshi (Okari), District- Jehanabad
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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with
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 89046 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-429 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad
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Pintu Kumar S/O Bhallu Yadav @ Ashok Prasad @ Mallu Yadav Resident of
Village - Pritam Bigha, P.S. - Ghoshi, Okari, District - Jehanabad
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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with
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 89169 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-429 Year-2025 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad
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Ram Pravesh Prasad Son of Late Doman Yadav Resident of Village - Pritam
Bigha, Police Station - Ghoshi (Okari), District - Jehanabad.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.88816 of 2025(2) dt.15-01-2026
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The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 88816 of 2025)
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shyamal Prakash
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Gauri Shankar Gupta
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 89009 of 2025)
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shyamal Prakash
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 89046 of 2025)
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shyamal Prakash
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akshay Lal Pandit
(In CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 89169 of 2025)
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shyamal Prakash
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Akwshay Lal Pandit
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA
ORAL ORDER
2 15-01-2026 1. Since all these four anticipatory bail applications arise out
of Ghoshi (Okari) Police Station Case No. 429 of 2025,
with the consent of the parties, all these applications are
heard together.
2. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and learned
Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
3. These applications, for grant of anticipatory bail, arise out
of Ghoshi (Okari) Police Station Case No. 429 of 2025,
dated 15.08.2025, disclosing offences punishable under
Sections 103(1) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and
Section 27 of the Arms Act.
4. The prosecution case, as per the First Information Report,
is that on 15.08.2025, at about 00:15 hours, co-villager of
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the informant, Mita Prasad, came to the house of the
informant and told him that his son, Twinkle Kumar, was
shot dead near the dalan of Mita Prasad. On this
information, all the family members rushed towards the
dalan of Mita Prasad and saw that the son of the
informant was lying in the lane and blood was oozing out
of his head. The informant alleged that two days prior to
the occurrence, the petitioners, along with other co-
accused persons, had threatened the deceased to kill him,
and the deceased had disclosed this fact to his family
members.
5. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the
petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated
in this case due to dispute regarding passage. He further
submits that the allegation against the petitioners are
general and omnibus in nature and there is no eye-witness
to the alleged killing of the son of the informant. He
further submits that the deceased had not informed the
police about the threaten given by the accused persons.
6. On the other hand, learned Additional Public Prosecutor
vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submits that
the petitioners are named in the First Information Report.
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He further submits that just prior to the occurrence, the
deceased had been threatened by the accused persons and
the deceased had himself disclosed this fact to his family
members. He next submits that the offence is serious in
nature and the case is still under investigation.
7. Regards being had to the submissions advanced on behalf
of the parties and taking into consideration the
seriousness of the offence and the fact that just prior to
the occurrence, the deceased was threatened by the
accused persons, including the petitioners, I am not
inclined to grant the petitioners privilege of anticipatory
bail.
8. These applications are, accordingly, dismissed.
(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.)
Prabhakar Anand/-
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