Pawan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41132 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-296 Year-2024 Thana- THAWE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Pawan Kumar Son of Ramratan Singh Resident of Village - Mathurapur, Police Station - Barharia, District - Siwan (841239) ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Majid Mahboob Khan, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Lalan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-07-2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per prosecution case, one Akshay Kumar Singh was apprehended with illegal arms and ammunition and it is alleged that this petitioner managed to fled away from the place of occurrence.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41132 of 2025(2) dt.30-07-2025 2/2 confessional statement of co-accused person.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and has got one criminal antecedent of the offence punishable under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and criminal antecedent of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T