CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD)

5 03-02-2026 I.A. No. 2 of 2026 This is an application seeking provisional bail for three weeks to allow the appellant to participate in the last rituals of his father who is said to have died on 23^rd January, 2026. The last rituals are fixed till 05.02.2026.

2. The appellant has been convicted and sentenced vide judgment and order dated 09.01.2024 and 11.01.2024 respectively passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II, Nawada (in short ‘trial court’) in Sessions Trial No.383 of 2016 arising out of Kawakole P.S. Case No.49 of 2014 for the offences punishable under Sections 147 , 148 and 302/149 of the Indian Penal Code (in short ‘IPC’) and Section 27 of the Arms Act and has been ordered to undergo a sentence of rigorous imprisonment for life and a fine of Rs.20,000/- for the offence under Section 302 /149 IPC and in default of payment of fine, he shall further undergo rigorous imprisonment for five months. For brevity sake, the sentences awarded under other Sections of IPC and Arms Act are not being mentioned.

3. Learned