Patna High CourtCR. MISC./18859/2016bail granted

Suresh Singh And ORS. v. The State Of Bihar

2016-05-03Mr. Justice Hemant Kumar Srivastava2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18859 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -30 Year- 2016 Thana -NAUBATPUR District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Suresh Singh, Son of Sarwanand Singh, resident of VillageSabullahchak, P.S.- Masaurhi, District-Patna.

2. Sujeet Kumar @ Harijee @ Chhotujee, Son of Ramesh Singh, resident of village-Gangachak, P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna.

3. Ranjiv Kumar @ Hani Singh @ Fani Singh, @ Rajiv Kumar, Son of Late Nageshwar Singh, Resident of Village- Sabullahchak, P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna.

.... .... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dinesh Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Sharma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03-05-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners seek bail in a case registered under Sections 25B(1-A),26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

Two loaded regular rifles, eight Kartoos and twenty live cartridges are said to have been recovered on search from a vehicle in which the petitioner and several other accused persons were found sitting. Petitioners do not have any criminal antecedent and they are languishing in jail custody since 30.01.2016. Contention on behalf of petitioners is that the petitioners were returning from a marriage ceremony and as a matter of fact

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18859 of 2016 (2) dt.03-05-2016 2/2 they were arrested by the Police on mere suspicion and, moreover, the aforesaid recovery has not been made from conscious possession of the petitioners.

Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Naubatpur Police Station Case No. 30 of 2016 to the satisfaction of learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna.

(Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J) Vats/- U T