Mohit Kumar Dutta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6060 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-514 Year-2022 Thana- SHASTRINAGAR District- Patna ====================================================== Mohit Kumar Dutta Son Of Gangadhar Dutta R/O House No.- 24, Road No.- 2, Gandhi Maidan Murti East Patel Nagar, P.S.- Shastri Nagar, District - Patna.

... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

The State Of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arun Kumar Tiwari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Abhay Kumar Roy ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 11-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of Arms Act. It is a case of recovery of one country made pistol and two cartridges from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that petitioner has been apprehended from his home. It is further submitted that due to previous criminal antecedents of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6060 of 2023(2) dt.11-04-2023 2/2 petitioner, he has been implicated in the present case. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 22.08.2022.

Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for Bail.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Shastri Nagar P.S. Case No. 514 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M. IX, Patna.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) nirajkrs/- U T