Satyendra Vishwakarma v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68686 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-186 Year-2024 Thana- MAKHDUMPUR District- Jehanabad ====================================================== Satyendra Vishwakarma Son of Late Baijnath Vishwakarma Resident of village -South Daulatpur Jehanabad, PS- Jehanabad ,District -Jehanabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner :
Mr. Vinay Mistry, Advocate For the State :
Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-12-2024 Heard learned counsels for the parties.
2. Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-A), 25(1-B)(1), 25(1AA), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.
3. As per prosecution case, on a secret information, a raid was conducted and huge quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered from the house of this petitioner.
4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case merely on suspicion. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner. As a matter of fact, petitioner is a tenant and was not aware of the illegal arms and ammunition. Petitioner is in custody since 14.04.2024. Moreover, change-sheet has already
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68686 of 2024(2) dt.19-12-2024 2/2 been submitted.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner and submitted that petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and huge quantity of illegal arms and ammunition has been recovered from house of this petitioner. It is further submitted that petitioner has also got two criminal antecedents of similar nature.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of accusation, huge quantity of recovery of arms and ammunition and the fact that petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature, the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner is rejected.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T