Gajendra Mandal @ Bhado Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.38235 of 2014 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -599 Year- 2013 Thana -SAUR BAZAR District- SAHARSA ======================================================

1. Gajendra Mandal @ Bhado Mandal Son of Brahmdeo Mandal Resident of village- Pama Tola Kawaiya, P.S.- Sore Bazar, Patarghat, DistrictSaharsa .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Agrawal For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kr. 2(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 28-01-2015 Heard both sides.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under sections 25(1-B)(a)/26/35 of the Arms Act.

The police on information raided the house of the petitioner and from there the police recovered different articles for manufacturing arms.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and the house was not in exclusive possession of the petitioner. Other family members are also residing in the house. Petitioner is in jail since one year. It appears that huge quantity of materials for manufacturing arms and ammunitions were recovered. The petitioner has got criminal

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38235 of 2014 (3) dt.28-01-2015 2/2 antecedent, therefore, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail is rejected. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If the trial is not concluded within the stipulated time the petitioner may renew his prayer for bail firstly in the trial court. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) M.Rahman/- U T