Sonu Kumar @ Shiba v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5566 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2024 Thana- HARNAUT District- Nalanda ====================================================== Sonu Kumar @ Shiba S/o Manoj Paswan R/o vill - Barara, P.S. - Noorsarai, Distt.- Nalanda ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Raj Kishor Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 30-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No. 154 of 2024 instituted for the offence under Sections 399, 402, 323, 332, 333, 353, 307 & 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 27 & 35 of the Arms Act.

3.

Prosecution case in short is that there is recovery of one country made pistol and two cartridges from the possession of the petitioner.

4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 03-04-2024. Petitioner bears three criminal antecedents, as per disclosure made in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5566 of 2025(2) dt.30-01-2025 2/3 paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that petitioner has no concern with the recovered arms. Learned counsel next submits that police after investigation has already submitted charge sheet in this case. There is no compliance of Section 100 of the Cr.P.C. Other coaccused person has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 25-10-2024, passed in Cr. Misc. No. 74795 of 2024. 6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner, claim based on parity and charge sheet being submitted, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

8.

Let the petitioner 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 Court below/concerned Court in connection with Harnaut P.S. Case No. 154 of 2024 , subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5566 of 2025(2) dt.30-01-2025 3/3 (II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U Ts