Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.15775 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-289 Year-2022 Thana- MINAPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar @ Pankaj Sahni Son Of Umashankar Sahni R/O VillageMadhuban Kanti, P.S.- Minapur, District- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nachiketa Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Atul Chandra, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 06.06.2022 in connection with Minapur (Panapur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 289 of 2022, F.I.R. dated 06.06.2022 for the offences punishable under Sections 25(1-b)A, 26, 35 of the Arms Act. Recovery is of one loaded country made pistol and one live cartridge from the possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears from the F.I.R. as well as seizure list that one loaded country made pistol and one live cartridge has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. He further submits that nothing has been recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15775 of 2023(2) dt.16-05-2023 2/3 from the conscious possession of the petitioner, rather the police has planted the same and shown the recovery from the possession of the petitioner. He further submits that there is noncompliance with mandatory procedure prescribed for recovery under Section 100 of Cr.P.C. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in judicial custody since 06.06.2022.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner on the ground that petitioner carries two criminal antecedents other than the present one, in which he is on bail in both the cases as mentioned in Para-3 of the bail petition.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Muzaffarpur in connection with Minapur (Panapur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 289 of 2022, subject to the following conditions:-

1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.15775 of 2023(2) dt.16-05-2023 3/3 fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

2. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

3. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) mdrashid/- U T