Patna High CourtCR. MISC./56108/2024rejected

Md. Meraj v. The State Of Bihar

2024-08-19Mr. Justice Ramesh Chand Malviya2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56108 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-48 Year-2024 Thana- BELSAND District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Md. Meraj S/o Md. Saim @ Mohammad Saim R/o Village- Pandrahi @ Parrahi, P.S.- Belsand, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anita Kumari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 19-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner is in custody in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-B)a and 26 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, informant was on vehicle checking duty, a person (petitioner) tried to escape after seeing the police vehicle and on chase, petitioner was apprehended on the spot. Several illegal arms and ammunitions were recovered from the possession of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has not committed any offence and has falsely been implicated in this case due to dirty village

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56108 of 2024(2) dt.19-08-2024 2/2 politics and the entire allegations levelled against the petitioner are false and fabricated. He is in custody since 01.05.2024.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. On perusal of the first information report, seizure list and impugned order dated 09.07.2024, it appears that the petitioner is named in the FIR and as per seizure list, it transpired that one country made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and petitioner has got several criminal antecedent for the offences punishable under Section 302/34 of the Indian Penal Code as stated in para-3 of the petition, so considering the above facts and circumstances and serious nature of offence and criminal antecedents against the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected.

(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) Brajesh Kumar/- U T