Ravindra Kumar Mandal @ Ravinadra Kumar Mandal @ Ravindra @ Ravindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14186 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2025 Thana- NIRMALI District- Supaul ====================================================== Ravindra Kumar Mandal @ Ravinadra Kumar Mandal @ Ravindra @ Ravindra Kumar S/o Maheshwar Mandal Resident of Village- Dhanchhiya, Ward No 07, PS- Andhramath, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ranjit Kumar Yadav, Advocate Mr. Sanjeet Kumar, Advocate Mr. Urgesh Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 12-03-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case no.151 of 2025 registered under sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, Nirmali P.S. Case no.150 of 2025 was registered wherein the petitioner herein was an accused. The allegations in the said FIR was that the accused persons had kidnapped the owner of a Wagon-R vehicle for ransom. The informant further states that two days later information was received that one of the accused of Nirmali P.S. Case no.150 of 2025 namely Radhe Sah had tried to dispose of a
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14186 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 2/3 country made pistol in a water body. The informant reached there and on his request, one of the persons/villagers namely Md. Rizwan who was present entered the water body and recovered the country made pistol which on test was found to be in a working condition.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that from the FIR itself it would transpire that so far as the other case relating to kidnapping for ransom is concerned, the same is not the subject matter of the instant FIR. So far as the recovery of the firearm is concerned, as per the informant himself, the same had been thrown in the water body by co-accused Radhe Sah and not the petitioner herein. The petitioner is in custody since 1.9.2025 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, the firearm seized from the water body having been thrown by co-accused Radhe Sah and not the petitioner herein together with the petitioner having remained in custody for 6 months since 1.9.2025 and chargesheet having been submitted in the case, the petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14186 of 2026(2) dt.12-03-2026 3/3 Nirmali P.S. Case no.151 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Birpur, District- Supaul. (Partha Sarthy, J) Shiv/- U T