Ranjan Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48143 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-82 Year-2024 Thana- LADANIA District- Madhubani ====================================================== Ranjan Kumar Singh Son of Shatrudhan Mahto @ Shatrudhan Singh Resident of Ekahari, P.S.- Ladaniya, District- Madhubani. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 19-08-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. The petitioner in this application prays for bail apprehending his arrest in connection with Ladaniya P.S. Case no.82 of 2024 registered for the offence punishable under sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant states that on information having been received, a raid was conducted in the house of the petitioner. Seeing the police personnel, the petitioner managed to escape. On search being conducted in his house, it is stated that below his bed, a country made pistol and a live cartridge was recovered. Further, in a bag, two country made pistols and two live cartridges were recovered. In addition to these, a barrel of country made gun was also recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48143 of 2024(2) dt.19-08-2024 2/2 the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered either from his possession or from his house or room. The cause of false implication of the petitioner is his antecedent. The petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case at the instance of the village Chowkidar. He undertakes to cooperate in the case.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P. for the State.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the nature of allegation against the petitioner in the FIR according to which arms and ammunitions were recovered from the house/room of the petitioner, the Court is not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail and the application is rejected.

7. The petitioner is directed to surrender in the learned Court below within a period of four weeks.

(Partha Sarthy, J) Saurabh/- U T