Mantu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61059 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2023 Thana- MOHAMMADPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== MANTU KUMAR S/o- SHEO NATH ROY Village- Budhsi PsMohammadpur Dist- Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Javed Aslam For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Jai Narain Thakur ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 15-09-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 25(1-b)A and 26(i) of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, on receiving a secret information that one person kept illegal weapon in his house thereafter the police personnel reached at that place. One person apprehended and there has been recovery of one loaded countrymade pistol and one live cartridge from the waist of the petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case. He has committed no offence. The petitioner has no concern with the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61059 of 2023(2) dt.15-09-2023 2/2 alleged arms and cartridges, which were seized by the police. Only on the basis of suspicion, petitioner has implicated in the present case by the police. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. He is languishing in judicial custody since 28.05.2023.

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

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below in connection with Mohammadpur P.S. Case No. 123 of 2023.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U