Parwesh Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63712 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-124 Year-2025 Thana- MANIHARI District- Katihar ====================================================== Parwesh Paswan S/o Suresh Paswan R/o Village- Narayanpur, Ward No 16, P.O.- Narayanpur, P.S.- Manihari, District- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Rajnish Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the respondent :

Mr. Rana Randhir Singh, APP Dr. Anand Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Anurudh Mishra, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 12-12-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 26, 25(1-B)(a) of the Arms Act.

3. Allegation in the first information report is that two pistols were recovered from the house of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather the said recovery has been shown to be made from his house on the basis of the statement of one Guddu Yadav, accused in another murder case, wherein he had made a statement that he had kept the pistols in the house of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63712 of 2025(4) dt.12-12-2025 2/2 the present petitioner. It is further submitted that there is no independent witness to the seizure list and the petitioner had no knowledge of the firearm being kept in his house. Further, the petitioner is in custody since 08.05.2025 having no criminal antecedent and the charge-sheet has already been submitted.

5. Learned APP for the State has opposed the application for bail.

6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances and also considering the fact that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner coupled with the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 08.05.2025 and the charge-sheet has already been submitted, let the above named petitioner, who has no criminal antecedent, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Manihari P.S. Case No. 224 of 2025.

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