Nagendra Mahto v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.60809 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-133 Year-2024 Thana- SARAI RANJAN District- Samastipur ====================================================== Nagendra Mahto Son of Ram Kishun Mahto R/O Vill- Daulatpur, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner
Versus
The State of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mritunjay Kumar, Advocate Mr. Jharkhandi Upadhyay, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Arun Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-09-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Sarai Ranjan P.S. Case No. 133 of 2024 dated 25.09.2024 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 111, 310 (4), 310 (5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 25(1-B) (a), 26, 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, the police received secret information that near Chajja Chowk, a white Honda Car with four suspects and a Scorpio Car with three suspects, armed with weapon were suspected to commit crime, the police reached the place of occurrence and arrested four persons in which the petitioner was also there, on search one live cartridge and a mobile phone was recovered from his possession.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60809 of 2025(2) dt.15-09-2025 2/3
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged occurrence and his name has been transpired in the alleged occurrence only due to the previous antecedents. The petitioner has twelve criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 25.09.2024.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, further considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to 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 learned A.C.J.M., Samastipur in connection with Sarai Ranjan P.S. Case No. 133 of 2024 with the following conditions: (i) The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.60809 of 2025(2) dt.15-09-2025 3/3 (ii) The learned Court below shall verify the criminal antecedents of the petitioner in case, found false, liberty is granted to cancel the bail bonds.
7. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Siddharth Soni/- U T