Raja @ Sunil Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No. 8375 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-282 Year-2019 Thana- SASARAM MUFFSIL District- Rohtas ====================================================== RAJA @ SUNIL KUMAR Son of Late Rajendra Singh Resident of Village - Amara Talab, P.S. Sasaram (M), District - Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

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THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shankar Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Pradeep Narayan Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 01-06-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State through video conferencing.

The petitioner has filed the instant application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case no. 282/2019 registered under Sections 25(1-B)(a) and 26 of the Arms Act.

As per allegation in the FIR, on secret information having been received a raid was conducted by the informant and other police personnel. The petitioner who made an attempt to escape was taken into custody and it is stated that a loaded countrymade katta with one live cartridge and 10 other live cartridges were recovered from the possession of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from his

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No. 8375 of 2021(2) dt.01-06-2021 2/2 possession and he has been falsely implicated in the case because of his antecedents. He has remained in custody in the instant case since 30.8.2019. i.e. for 1 year and 9 months. There is no chance of the trial concluding in the near future. The application for bail is opposed by learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State who submits that prior to the instant case, the petitioner is an accused in seven other cases.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case including the period in custody, the Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail, in case if he is not required in any other case. The petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with Sasaram (M) P.S. Case no. 282/2019 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram, District- Rohtas. (Partha Sarthy, J) Spd/- U T