Shashi Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14511 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-301 Year-2025 Thana- SUPPI District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Shashi Ranjan S/o Lal Babu Prasad Yadav R/o Village- Parsa Ward No. 3, P.S.- Suppi, Dist- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Hans Lal Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 02-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 310(4), 310(5) of BNS and 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution is that police had information that certain miscreants were planning to commit some offence. On this input, police reached there and found one country made pistol along with one live cartridge and two mobile phones from the possession of this petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The seizure list

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14511 of 2026(3) dt.02-04-2026 2/2 witnesses are police personnel and police has not followed Section 105 of BNSS while preparing the seizure list. It has further been submitted that similarly situated other co-accused person has already been granted bail by learned co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 13988 of 2026. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 19.10.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of regular bail and has submitted that petitioner is having two criminal antecedents.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Suppi P.S. Case No. 301 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned I/c C.J.M., Sitamarhi. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T