Patna High CourtCR. MISC./34528/2025bail rejected

Monu Kumar Jha v. The State Of Bihar

2025-05-21Mr. Justice Rajiv Roy2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34528 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-413 Year-2024 Thana- TEGHRHA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Monu Kumar Jha S/o Gajendra Bhushan Jha R/o Village- Teghra, Ward No., 13, P.S.- Teghra, District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sarvottam Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV ROY ORAL ORDER 21-05-2025 Heard the parties.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 413 of 2024 for the offence registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 109, 324(4), 352, 351(2), 3(5) of the BNS and 27, 25(1-B)(a) of Arms Act lodged on 01.12.2024 by the informant, Harishankar Pathak.

3. As per the prosecution story, the informant alleged that the named accused, the petitioner included hit his scooter. Thereafter, the petitioner came out of his car and after abuse, assaulted by an iron rod which hit his hand. He saw a pistol hanging with the petitioner and wanted to escape, allegation is that he opened fire. Anyhow, he reached home and informed the Police which came and though the accused managed to escape, from the car which was abandoned, the bullet and used cartridge were recovered.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34528 of 2025(2) dt.21-05-2025 2/2 This led to the FIR.

4. Though learned counsel for the petitioner tried to impress upon this Court that there is a land dispute between the parties, it was a minor accident between the scooter of the informant and the petitioner's car, exaggerated FIR is there, learned APP on the other hand has taken this Court to two points:

(i) there is recovery/seizure of illegal weapon from the vehicle;

(ii) he has criminal antecedent.

5. Considering the submissions of the parties aforesaid, in that background, it would be appropriate that the petitioner seek bail.

6. The anticipatory bail application stands rejected.

7. If the petitioner surrenders within a period of four weeks, the Court concerned shall take up the matter and dispose it of preferably on the same day.

(Rajiv Roy, J) Vijay Singh/- U T