Pradeep Singh @ Pradeep Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44444 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-61 Year-2024 Thana- KHAIRA District- Saran ====================================================== Pradeep Singh @ Pradeep Kumar Singh Son of Late Ramanand Singh R/O Village- Govindpur, P.S.- Khaira, Distt. Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Shekhar Harshvardhan, Advocate For the State :

Ms. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-08-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(9), 25(1B)(a) and 26 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, on 23.02.2024 informant received one photo and two videos in which three persons were seen making indiscriminate firing with lady dancers. On this information, informant along with others conducted a raid and two persons were apprehended with arms and ammunition who disclosed that this petitioner had hired them on the occasion of Tilak ceremony of his son for doing celebratory firing.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that from bare perusal of the F.I.R. it is apparent that there is no allegation of firing against this petitioner. It is further submitted that no arms or ammunition

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44444 of 2024(3) dt.29-08-2024 2/2 have been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has been made an accused in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused persons, who were apprehended with arms. Moreover, though there is allegation of indiscriminate firing but no one has sustained any fire arm injuries. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M., Saran at Chapra, in connection with Khaira P.S. Case No. 61 of 2024, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T