Ankit Kumar Yadav @ Ankit Yadav @ Ankit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22213 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2025 Thana- BAUNSI District- Banka ====================================================== Ankit Kumar Yadav @ Ankit Yadav @ Ankit Kumar Son of Ghanshyam Yadav @ Ghanshyam Prasad Yadav Resident of Village - Barmsaiya, P.S. - Baunsi, Dist. - Banka.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 06-04-2026 Heard Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks bail who is in custody since 30.09.2025 in connection with Bounsi P.S. Case No. 277 of 2025, F.I.R. dated 29.09.2025 for the offences punishable under Sections 25 (1-b)a and 26 of Arms Act.
3. According to prosecution case, it is alleged that on police recovered a country made pistol and two live cartridges from hut situated near Korabandh.
4. 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22213 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 2/3 that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the recovery has been made from hut in question. There is non-compliance with mandatory procedure prescribed for recovery under Section 103 and 105 of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 30.09.2025.
5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioner carries four criminal antecedent other than the present one but fairly submits on the basis of paragraph-3 of the bail application that the petitioner is on bail in the said matters.
6. 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, Banka in connection with Bounsi P.S. Case No. 277 of 2025, subject to the following conditions:- i. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22213 of 2026(2) dt.06-04-2026 3/3 on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below. ii. 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.
iii. 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) Suruchi/- U T