Pawan Kumar Mandal @ Pawan Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.28324 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-76 Year-2025 Thana- NAYA RAM NAGAR District- Munger ====================================================== Pawan Kumar Mandal @ Pawan Mandal S/o Late Zodhan Mandal @ Late Jodhi Mandal R/o Village - Bajrangbali Nagar, P.S - Naya Ram Nagar, District - Munger ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Nawal Kishore Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Naya Ram Nagar P.S. Case No. 76 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26(1) of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that from possession of the petitioner, one country-made pistol and eight live cartridges were recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submits that nothing has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.28324 of 2026(2) dt.05-05-2026 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel and the police has not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS while making the seizure. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 10.08.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedent of eight cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail with the condition that the petitioner shall cooperate in the trial, shall remain physically present on each and every date fixed by the learned court below and one of the bailors should be his near relative. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Munger in connection with Naya Ram Nagar P.S. Case No. 76 of 2025. (Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T