Sonu Nut v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34394 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-175 Year-2025 Thana- KOPA District- Saran ====================================================== Sonu Nut Son of Sunil Nat @ Sunil Nut Resident of Village- Ghoghwaliya, P.S.- Kopa, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Shambhawi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 15-05-2026 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, and 26 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, while the informant was on patrolling duty, one person started running away on seeing the police, giving rise to suspicion out of which he was chased and apprehended and disclosed his name as Sonu Nat (petitioner) and from whose possession one katta, one live cartridge and a mobile phone was recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that by filing the present application, the petitioner has renewed the prayer for bail which was earlier rejected by this Court vide

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34394 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 2/3 order dated 10.02.2026 passed in Cr. Misc. No.72736 of 2025 (Annexure-P/1) with liberty to renew the prayer after framing of charge. It has been submitted that charges have been framed on 22.04.2026 under Section 25(1-B)a, 26 of the Arms Act (Annexure-P/3). It has been further submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in the case on account of election dispute and as a matter of fact, no incriminating articles have been recovered from his possession. Further, there is no independent witness to the seizure list indicating violation of mandatory provisions of search and seizure. The petitioner is in custody since 09.07.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State opposed the grant of bail on the ground that the petitioner has criminal antecedents. However, in response it has been submitted that after being apprehended in the present case, the petitioner was remanded in other cases. He was made accused in all other cases on the basis of his own confessional statement.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and considering the fact that charges have been framed in the present case and the petitioner is in custody since 09.07.2025 i.e. for about a year, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34394 of 2026(2) dt.15-05-2026 3/3 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Saran, Chapra/concerned Court below in connection with Kopa P.S. Case No. 175 of 2025 subject to condition that:- (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister. (ii) The petitioner shall remain physically present in court on each and every date during trial and in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bonds shall be liable to be cancelled by the learned court concerned.

(Soni Shrivastava, J) anand/- U T