Amrendra Prasad Sharma v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19777 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-531 Year-2019 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== AMRENDRA PRASAD SHARMA Son of Rajendra Prasad Sharma @ Rajendra Sharma Resident of Village - laukahi, Barhara Kothi, P.S.- Barhara Kothi, Dist.- Purnea. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dr. Bidhu Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Zainul Abedin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-01-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 25(1-b)a, 25 (i) (a) & 26/25 of the Arms Act.

3. The petitioner in collusion of other co-accused is said to have provided fake and fabricated arms licence and arms to other co-accused and get them engaged in several institutions as Security Guard.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no such occurrence as alleged ever took place. He has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that as a matter of fact the petitioner was working with private consultancy, who used to take application applying for arms licence. The consultancy also took the entire paper from petitioner and got the arms licence from the licensing authority

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19777 of 2020(4) dt.08-01-2024 2/2 and delivered the same to the petitioner. After having arms licence, the petitioner purchased double barrel gun which was several times inspected by the Arms Magistrate as well as local police. The said consultancy arranged the job and petitioner is doing his job properly. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. Several similarly situated co-accused have been enlarged on anticipatory bail and regular bail by different co-ordinate bench of this court. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with K. Hat (Sahayak) P.S. Case No. 531 of 2019, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T