IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3434 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-217 Year-2025 Thana- NATHNAGAR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Md. Imteyaz @ Md. Imtiyaz S/o- Md. Aslam Resident of village- Mirzapur Bardah P.S- Muffasil District- Munger ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Gaurav Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Umanath Mishra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 2 28-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. 2. In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Nathnagar P.S. Case No. 217 of 2025, registered for the offences under Sections 25(1-b)a, 25(1-aa), 25(1-a), 26(1), 26(2), and 35 of the Arms Act. 3. As per the prosecution case, in a raid conducted on a thatched hut, the petitioner and another three co-accused persons were apprehended. Appliances for manufacturing illegal firearms were found apart from recovery of four country made pistol with magazines. Other articles used in manufacturing of firearms were seized. Live cartridges were also seized. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that similarly placed co-accused persons have Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3434 of 2026(2) dt.28-01-2026 2/3 been granted bail by different co-ordinate benches vide order dated 15.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 717 of 2026 and order dated 20.01.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 1168 of 2026. The hut from which recovery has been shown does not belong to this petitioner and the said hut belongs to one Ajay Mandal. The petitioner was never involved in manufacturing of illicit weapons. The petitioner is having antecedent of one case in which he is on bail and he is in custody since 08.07.2025. Charge sheet has been submitted. 5. Learned APP appearing for the State opposes the submission made on behalf of the petitioner. 6. Having regard to the fact and circumstances and submission made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that similarly placed co-accused persons have been granted bail by different co-ordinate benches and also considering the period of custody of the petitioner and submission of charge sheet, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Additional Sessions Judge-I, Bhagalpur/concerned court, in connection with Nathnagar P.S. Case No. 217 of 2025, subject to the condition laid down under Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3434 of 2026(2) dt.28-01-2026 3/3 Section 480(3) of the BNSS 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, if so required by the learned trial court. (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. Anuradha/- (Arun Kumar Jha, J) U T