Pritam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.40400 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-307 Year-2025 Thana- GOGRI District- Khagaria ====================================================== Pritam Kumar Son of Chano Yadav @ Chandeshwari Yadav Resident of Village- Shergadh, ward No 15, PS -Gogari, Dist- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 24-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-B)(a) and 25(1-A) and 26 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution, in short, is that as the police proceeded for investigation in Gogari P.S. Case No. 306 of 2025, he received a phone that on the road two groups of the persons are scuffling and they are brandishing arms. On this information, police reached there and from the possession of this petitioner, two country made pistols and two live cartridges were recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.40400 of 2026(2) dt.24-06-2026 2/2 committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that nothing has been recovered from his possession. It has further been submitted that the seizure list witnesses are police personnel. Police has not complied Section 105 of the B.N.S.S. Petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 30.11.2025.

5. Learned APP appearing for the State has vehemently opposed the application for bail and has submitted that petitioner is having criminal antecedent of five cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Gogari in connection with Gogari P.S. Case No. 307 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) lata/- U T