Satyendra Ram @ Satyendra Ravidas @ Vidhayak @ Vidhayak Ji v. The State of Bihar
CR. MISC./51564/2025 · 2025-08-11
Arun Kumar Jha
Public Interest Litigationbody2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51564 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-300 Year-2024 Thana- HASPURA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Satyendra Ram @ Satyendra Ravidas @ Vidhayak @ Vidhayak Ji S/o- Late Mahavir Ram Resident of Village- Arai PS- Daudnagar, Dist- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Ashok Kumar No.6, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Jai Narain Thakur, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 11-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Haspura P.S. Case No. 300 of 2024 registered for the alleged offences under Sections 25(1-b)a/26/35 of the Arms Act, Sections 13, 16, 17, 18 of National Security Act and Section 20 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act,
2004.
3. As per prosecution case, police received information about assembly of some naxalites including this petitioner at the house of co-accused Satyendra Singh. A raid was conducted and four persons including this petitioner were apprehended. From bed of this petitioner and co-accused persons, recovery of three country made katta and eight live
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51564 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 2/4 cartridges were made. From the pillow of bed of this petitioner, one country made katta loaded with live cartridge was made.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel further submits that the FIR has not been registered under under National Security Act and it has been wrongly mentioned in the FIR though it has been registered under the provisions of Arms Act and UAPA Act as it appears from the charge sheet and also from the written report leading to registration of the FIR. The recovery has been made from the house of co-accused Satyendra Singh and the said co-accused has been granted bail by a Co-ordinate Bench vide order dated 30.04.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 24552 of 2025 and the case of this petitioner is much better footing. The recovery was not made from the petitioner but in order to falsely implicate the petitioner, the informant alleged that from the pillows being used by the petitioner and other co-accused persons, recovery of one firearm each was made. The petitioner is having criminal antecedent of six cases and he is on bail in all such cases. The petitioner is in custody since 07.10.2024 and charge sheet has been submitted.
5. Learned APP opposes the submission made on
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51564 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 3/4 behalf of the petitioner. Learned APP submits that the petitioner is veteran naxalite and is a habitual offender.
6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and
submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the period of custody of the petitioner and submission of charge sheet, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, Aurangabad/concerned Court in connection with Haspura P.S. Case No. 300 of 2024, corresponding to G.R. No. 7009 of 2024, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 480(3) of B.N.S.S. and also the 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51564 of 2025(2) dt.11-08-2025 4/4 petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.
DKS/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T