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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.20501 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-521 Year-2024 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Bittu Kumar S/O Ranjeet Yadav Resident of Mamrejpur Dagarpur, P.S- Naubatpur, Distt.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Kumar Chandra Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Anand Kishore Choudhary, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 23-04-2025 Today, a supplementary affidavit regarding criminal antecedent of the petitioner has been filed which is taken on record.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
3. In this present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 521 of 2024 registered for the offences under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
4. As per prosecution case, during regular checking of vehicles, due to suspicious activities of petitioner and co- accused coming on a motorcycle, their motorcycle was intercepted and the search was conducted of the person of the accused persons. From co-accused Lalu Prasad Yadav, recovery
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20501 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 2/3 of a country made katta was made who disclosed that the petitioner gave him the katta for keeping while the petitioner has been driving the motorcycle.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. No recovery has been shown from the petitioner and even the recovery from the co-accused is only of a country made katta without any cartridge. Therefore, no offence under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms act is made out against the petitioner. Nothing incriminating has been recovered from the person or possession of this petitioner. Petitioner is in custody since 31.08.2024 and charge-sheet has been submitted. Petitioner is having clean antecedent.
6. Learned A.P.P. opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner.
7. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and
submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the clean antecedent of the petitioner along with his period of custody and submission of charge-sheet, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.20501 of 2025(2) dt.23-04-2025 3/3 VI, Danapur, Patna/concerned court in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 521 of 2024, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of the B.N.S.S. and other following conditions: (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below. (iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.
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