Sanjeev Kumar Mandal @ Sanjeev Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23551 of 2016 (3) dt.12-07-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23551 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -2 Year- 2016 Thana -SAHKUND District- BHAGALPUR ======================================================

1. SANJEEV KUMAR MANDAL @ SANJEEV MANDAL, son of Late Chander Mandal, resident of village- Meerachak, P.S.- Bariyarpur, DistrictMunger. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s Ms. Anita Kumari (App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 12.07.2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under sections 115, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25 (I-B) a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

Petitioner and two others were caught by the police while they were going on motorcycle and two live cartridges are said to have been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. So far as rest accused are concerned, it is stated that firearms were recovered from their respective possession.

On interrogation, petitioner disclosed that he as well as others had come to commit murder of one Mukhiya. Submission on behalf of the petitioner is that petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent and, as a matter of fact, he has been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23551 of 2016 (3) dt.12-07-2016 implicated in this case on account of political rivalry. It is further submitted that moreover, recovery of cartridges without any firearm is meaningless.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in Shahkund P.S. Case no. 02/2016. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J) U T