Sanjit Mandal v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.69162 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-10 Year-2025 Thana- Kavaiya District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Sanjit Mandal, aged about 43 years, Male, S/o Ganesh Mandal, R/o Village - Bishahari Asthan, Ward no.- 20, P.S - Kabaiya, District - Lakhisarai ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Rabi Bhushan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Kanhiya Kishor, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-10-2025 Heard Mr. Rabi Bhushan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Kanhiya Kishor, learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks pre-arrest bail in connection with Kabaiya P.S. Case No. 10/2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Sections 126(2), 115(2), 351, 352, 109(1), 3(5) of the BNS, Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act and Section 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
3. As per the allegation made in the FIR, the accused persons fired upon the informant but somehow he managed to escape. They also assaulted the mother of the informant. Specific allegation of firing is against co-accused/Kanahiya @ Tenni Ram, who was apprehended on the spot in a drunken
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4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that general and omnibus allegation has been levelled against the petitioner and specific allegation of firing is against co-accused / Kanahiya @ Tenni Ram, who was apprehended on the spot in a drunken condition, however, no one was injured.
5. Learned APP for the State vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of pre-arrest bail.
6. Having considered the rival submissions made on behalf of the parties, as well as, having perused the allegation made in the FIR and also the fact that general and omnibus allegation has been levelled against the petitioner, I am of the opinion that petitioner has, prima facie, made out a case to be released on pre-arrest bail.
7. The petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on pre-arrest bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned District Court within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Concerned Court where the case is pending in connection with Kabaiya P.S. Case No. 10/2025,
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8. The learned District Court is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and if it is found that the petitioner is involved in some other cases, as what has been stated in paragraph no.3 of the bail application, this order will automatically lose its force.
(Purnendu Singh, J) Sanjay/- U T