Vikash Ranjan @ Golu Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.70029 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-328 Year-2022 Thana- KATRA District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== VIKASH RANJAN @ GOLU PANDEY S/o Ramesh Kumar Pandey @ Ramesh Pandey R/o Village- Kora, P.S.- Singhwara, Distt- Darbhanga. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shiva Shankar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Syed Ehteshamuddin ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 20-03-2023 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 328 of 2022 registered for offence punishable under sections 25(1-b)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act. As per allegation, one loaded country-made pistol and one live cartridge were recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and the FIR was lodged after five hours of preparation of seizure list. He is under custody for more than six months.

Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances as well as the period of custody, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.70029 of 2022(2) dt.20-03-2023 2/2 thousand rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class (East), Muzaffarpur in connection with Katra P.S. Case No. 328 of 2022, subject to the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

(ii) If the petitioner is found involved in future in the similar type of offence, the prosecution will have liberty to file an application before the court below for cancellation of the bail of the petitioner and the learned court below will take decision in accordance with law.

(iii) After commencement of the trial, the petitioner shall remain present physically on each and every date fixed at the trial, and if he fails to appear without assigning any reason or unavoidable circumstances on two consecutive dates, the learned court below shall be at liberty to cancel his bail bonds.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Mahesh/- U T