Ranjit Mukhiya @ Ranjeet Mukhiya @ Hagna v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19492 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-91 Year-2024 Thana- SUPAUL District- Supaul ====================================================== Ranjit Mukhiya @ Ranjeet Mukhiya @ Hagna Son of Mangal Mukhiya Resident of village - Hardi, Ward No.- 10, P.S.- Supaul, District - Supaul. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amar Nath Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Satyendra Narayan Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 16-04-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. 91 of 2024, registered on 06.02.2024, for the offences punishable under Sections 399 & 402 of the Indian Penal Code and under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 & 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution, FIR has been lodged against six named accused persons, including the petitioner. The recovery of arms and other articles has been made from the possession of the apprehended accused persons, and not from the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. The petitioner's name has figured in the present case solely on the basis of the confessional statements of the apprehended accused persons, from whose possession arms and other articles were

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19492 of 2025(2) dt.16-04-2025 2/2 recovered. Counsel further submits that the petitioner has a clean criminal antecedent and, since he is politically active, his name has been inserted in the case at the instance of the police. Additionally, counsel submits that none of the essential ingredients of the alleged offence are made out in the present case.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail but fairly submits that the recovery of arms has not been made from the possession of the petitioner, and as per the pleadings, the petitioner also has a clean criminal antecedent.

6. In the present facts and circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Trial Court within a period of 4 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Supaul, in connection with Supaul P.S. Case No. 91 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

(Dr. Anshuman, J.) Aman Kumar/- U T