Manish Parmar @ Chhotu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27929 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-854 Year-2024 Thana- ARA NAWADA District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Manish Parmar @ Chhotu S/o Binod Singh @ Gupteshwar Singh R/o VillageMatiyara, P.S.- Gidha (Koilwar), Distt.- Bhojpur at Ara ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jagdhar Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 05-08-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned APP for the State and perused the case diary.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 854 of 2024, instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 126(2), 109(1), 308(5), 292, 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that three unknown persons went to the shop of informant and started demanding extortion and on objection they started firing. It is further alleged that while firing the locals gathered there and caught the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27929 of 2025(5) dt.05-08-2025 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence as alleged against him. No recovery of arms have been made from the possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner was merely a bystander at the place of occurrence and was apprehended on the basis of suspicion. The petitioner is in custody since 21.10.2024 and has got six criminal antecedents. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 15.05.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 18784 of 2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and taking into account the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27929 of 2025(5) dt.05-08-2025 3/3 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 854 of 2024, subject to the following conditions: (I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Rajorshi/- U T