Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34225 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-222 Year-2024 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada ====================================================== Manoj Singh @ Manoj Kumar S/o- Late Chandra Shekhar Singh VillageGonwa PS-Nawada, Dist- Nawada ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Mayank Raj, Adv.
Mr. Avinash Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Rahul Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pawan Kumar Chaurasia, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 26-09-2025 Heard Mr. Ramakant Sharma, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and the State.
2. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Nawada (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 222 of 2024 for the offence punishable under sections 25(1-b)a/26/35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 215 of 2024 and on the confessional statement that the weapons used in the murder has been provided by the accused, number of other accused were apprehended whereafter, it was revealed that the weapons have been provided by one Raushan Kumar. This led to FIR/arrest.
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4. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that so far as the killing of Mamta Kumari is concerned, that led to Muffasil P.S. Case No. 215 of 2024. The present case is related to the recovery of the arms and now he has remained in custody since 07.07.2024.
5. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail submitting that both the cases are interrelated.
6. Allegation is there, so far as the killing part is concerned, the FIR has already been instituted, the petitioner shall be facing the music and in view of the fact that he has remained in custody since 07.07.2024, the present case relates to Section 25(1-b)a/26/35 of the Arms Act, in that background, this Court is inclined to extend him the privilege of bail with conditions.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-1st, Nawada in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 215 of 2024 subject to the following conditions:
(i) one of the bailor should be the family member/relative of the petitioner who shall provide official
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(ii) the petitioner shall appear on each and every date before the Trial Court and failure to do so for two consecutive dates without plausible reason will entail cancellation of his bail bond by the Trial Court itself;
(iii) the petitioner shall appear before the concerned police station every fortnight for six months to mark his attendance and at the end of the period, the certificate be submitted to the Court;
(iv) the petitioner shall in no way try to induce or promise or threat the witnesses or tamper with the evidences, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of the bail bonds;
(v) the petitioner shall desist from committing any criminal offence again, failing which the State shall be at liberty to take steps for cancellation of his bail bonds. (Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U T