Rajesh Kumar Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33718 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-68 Year-2025 Thana- MAHISHI District- Saharsa ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Ranjan Son of Lalo Prasad Yadav @ Laloo Prasad Yadav Resident of Village- Rasalpur, Ward No.-13, P.S.- Nauhatta (Darhara Thana) District- Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Umesh Lal Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 21-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 25 (1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The prosecution case as unfolded in the first information report is that one pistol and three live cartridges were recovered in a room of Shankar Fertilizer Seed Store where four people were found sitting in the room and they were apprehended on the spot.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner and others were celebrating a birth day party in the said Store of co-accused, Shankar Kumar Sah and when they were almost about to leave the police party reached there and apprehended all of them. The proprietor of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33718 of 2025(2) dt.21-05-2025 2/2 Shankar Fertilizer Seed Store has confessed that the seized fire arms belongs to him. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. There is no independent witness to the search and seizure violating the mandatory provisions. Co-accused, Guddu Kumar alias Niraj Kumar has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 19.05.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No.32154 of 2025. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 05.03.2025. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate in the trial of the case.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Mahishi P.S. Case No.68 of 2025.

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