Prabhu Singh @ Prabhunath Singh @ Prabhu Kushwaha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.49424 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -47 Year- 2015 Thana -MEERGANJ District- GOPALGANJ ======================================================

1. Prabhu Singh @ Prabhunath Singh @ Prabhu Kushwaha son of Shivnath Singh Resident of Village - Balahata, P.S. Uchakagaon, District - Gopalganj.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mritunjay Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Veena Kumari Jaiswal ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 13-12-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

The petitioner is in custody since 22.07.2016 in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 47 of 2015, registered offences punishable under Sections 25(1-b)(a)/26(ii)/35 of the Arms Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner's name has surfaced only on the confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Firoz Ansari, from whom one loaded country made pistol and one live cartridge was recovered. It has further been submitted that the said Firoz Ansari has already been granted the privilege of bail by this Court vide order, dated 30.11.2015, passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No. 53203 of 2015

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.49424 of 2016 (2) dt.13-12-2016 2/2 and the petitioner has been languishing in jail custody since 22.07.2016.

Having heard both sides and in view of the fact that the petitioner's name surfaced only on the confessional statement made by the co-accused, who has already been granted the privilege of regular bail and also the fact that the petitioner has been in judicial custody since 22.07.2016, let the petitioner above named, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000 (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Mirganj P.S. Case No. 47 of 2015. (Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) sunil/- U T