Umesh Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.61786 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-75 Year-2025 Thana- MALI District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Umesh Ram S/O Ramchandra Ram R/O Village- Deori, P.S- Hussainabad, District- Palamu, Jharkhand.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rupa Kumari For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 18-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Mali P.S. Case No. 75/2025 dated 25.03.2025 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, three country-made rifles, one country-made pistol, one country-made three-nut, thirteen live cartridges, seven camouflage shirts, seven camouflage pant, one camouflage cap have been recovered behind the house of the co-accused, Baliram.

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 co-accused person disclosed the name of the petitioner. The other co-accused person has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.61786 of 2025(2) dt.18-11-2025 2/2 already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 14.07.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 39575/2025. The petitioner has two antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 14.05.2025.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner by submitting that the petitioner is an active member of Naxalite.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, 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 Court concerned, Aurangabad in connection with Mali P.S. Case No. 75/2025, with the condition:- (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.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U