Dharmvir Saw @ Digambar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.12617 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2025 Thana- GARHI District- Jamui ====================================================== Dharmvir Saw @ Digambar Son of Shambhu Saw Resident of VillageRopavel, P.S.- Garhi, District- Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Devika Rani, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Nirmala Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Garhi P.S. Case No. 121 of 2025 instituted for the offence under Sections 25(1-A), 25(1-AA), 25(1-B)a, 26 & 35 of the Arms Act and Sections 317(2), 317(5), 61(2) & 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 06.08.2025, on receipt of secret information, a raiding team conducted a raid at the house of co-accused, namely, Munna Saw, and allegedly apprehended five persons manufacturing illegal firearms, from whose possession illegal arms, tools and materials used for manufacturing firearms were recovered and seized.
5. It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.12617 of 2026(3) dt.08-04-2026 2/2 case. It is submitted that petitioner has no concern with the recovered arms. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel next submits that police after investigation has already submitted charge sheet in this case. There is no compliance of Section 103 of the BNSS, 2023. It is further submitted that similarly situated co-accused persons have been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 11.03.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 6373 of 2026. Moreover, the petitioner has languishing in Judicial Custody since 06.08.2025.
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, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Garhi P.S. Case No. 121 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamui.
(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Jagdish/- U T