Harendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43634 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-149 Year-2025 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== 1.

Harendra Singh, S/o- Dwarika Singh, Resident of village- Ashani PSUdwantnagar Dist-Bhojpur 2.

Manish Kumar Singh @ Manish Kumar, S/o- Dwarika Singh, Resident of village- Ashani PS- Udwantnagar Dist-Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajani Ranjan Pd. Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-07-2025 Heard Mr. Rajani Ranjan Pd. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Anil Prasad Singh, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioners seek regular bail in connection with Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 149 of 2025 dated 23.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 25(1B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution story, a video of Harendra Singh (petitioner No. 1) with arms was flashed and owing to which, the house of the petitioners was raided, on seeing the police party, Manish Kumar Singh (petitioner No. 2) started fleeing but he was apprehended on chase and from his disclosure, a loaded country-made pistol, one live cartridge and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43634 of 2025(2) dt.18-07-2025 2/2 a sword were recovered from the house of the petitioners.

4. The main submissions advanced by petitioners' counsel are that the instant matter relates to the recovery of pistol and sword from the house of the petitioners, however, the investigation against the petitioners has been completed and they have been languishing in jail since 23.03.2025.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the prayer of the petitioners.

6. Considering the seriousness of the allegation appearing against the petitioners which relates to the recovery of a country-made pistol, a live cartridge and a sword from their house and coupled with three criminal antecedents of both the petitioners, this Court is not inclined to release the petitioners on bail. Accordingly, their prayer stands rejected.

7. The petitioners may renew their bail prayer after framing of charge before the trial court and upon renewing the prayer, the learned trial court will decide their prayer without being prejudiced with this present rejection order, according to merit.

(Shailendra Singh, J) annu/- U T