Goutam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.44252 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-36 Year-2025 Thana- JANKINAGAR District- Purnia ====================================================== Goutam Kumar S/O Mani Bhushan Yadav R/O Village- Ladugadh, Ward No 15, PS- Janki Nagar, District- Purnea ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vivekanand Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 28-07-2025 Heard Mr. Vivekanand Singh, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Jankinagar P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025 dated 05.02.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 310(4), 310(5), 61(2) of BNS and Sections 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that as per the allegation five accused persons including petitioner had assembled at the alleged place to make preparation to commit some offence then the police arrived there, after getting an information and apprehended three accused persons from the spot including the petitioner. Further submission is that from the possession of this petitioner only Rs. 3,000 and a mobile phone are alleged to have been recovered, though the recovery of firearms is alleged to have been made from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.44252 of 2025(2) dt.28-07-2025 2/2 possession of other accused persons but not from the petitioner. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 6.02.2025 and against him the investigation has been completed.

4. Learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

5. Considering the aforesaid submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel and mainly petitioner's custody period and the fact that as per allegation only Rs. 3,000/- cash and a mobile phone are alleged to have been recovered from the possession of this petitioner and also coupled with completion of investigation against him, this court is inclined, to release the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Jankinagar P.S. Case No. 36 of 2025.

(Shailendra Singh, J) siddharthkr/- U T