Satya Narayan Basak v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22538 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-323 Year-2024 Thana- Marnga District- Purnia ====================================================== Satya Narayan Basak Son of Late Ajay Krishna Basak Resident of villageSonarai, PS- Chanchal, Dist- Malda (WB) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KHATIM REZA ORAL ORDER 13-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Maranga P.S. Case No. 323 of 2024 dated 28.11.2024, instituted for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1)a, 25(1)b and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The allegation is of recovery of a rifle and pistol as well as bullets from the possession of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that petitioner is a bonafide license holder of the alleged rifle and pistol which has been recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22538 of 2025(2) dt.13-05-2025 2/3 from the possession of the petitioner and in this connection, the license of the arms was produced which is valid from December, 2024 to December, 2027 bearing License No. LN35044A7A1BF22/645/Cahnchal. The said license is valid only in the State of West Bengal but the petitioner carried it in the State of Bihar without any permission due to which he has been implicated in this case. It is next submitted that petitioner had no intention to carry the said arms in the State of Bihar, the petitioner was coming from Dalkhola which is located in the State of West Bengal and due to mistake he entered in the State of Bihar. The place where the arms was seized is the border area of both the States and is adjacent to each other. Lastly, it has been submitted that the petitioner is in custody since 29.11.2024 having no criminal antecedents and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate,

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22538 of 2025(2) dt.13-05-2025 3/3 Purnea in Maranga P.S. Case No. 323 of 2024.

(Khatim Reza, J) Sankalp/- U T