Patna High CourtCR. MISC./71888/2024bail rejected

Ajit Pandit @ Ajit Bharti v. The State Of Bihar

2024-10-25Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71888 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2021 Thana- KASHICHAK District- Nawada ====================================================== Ajit Pandit @ Ajit Bharti S/O Late Ganauri Pandit @ Ganauri Bharti Resident of Village- Madhepur, PS -Kashichak District Nawadah ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Md Abu Haidar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Chandra Bhushan Prasad- A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 25-10-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in Sessions Trial No.338 of 2021 arising out of Kashichak P. S. Case No.30 of 2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 25(A) (1A),25(1AA),25(1B)(AB),26(1)(2) and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner is in custody since 04.03.2021 and the co-accused Uchit Singh @ Ramuchit Singh and Akash Kumar @ Akash Kumar Manjhi had moved this Court seeking regular bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.51794 of 2021 and Cr. Misc. No.71078 of 2021 and the same was allowed by an order dated 08.02.2022 and 17.05.2022 respectively and thus, seeks bail for the petitioner on parity.

4. The learned A.P.P. Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71888 of 2024(2) dt.25-10-2024 2/2 opposes the bail application and submits that from possession of Uchit Singh and Akash Kumar, country-made gun along with live cartridges were recovered whereas from the house of the petitioner, carbine is alleged to have recovered.

5. On query of the Court with regard to the stage of the case, on which the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner fairly submits that trial has commenced and out of six witnesses, three witnesses have been examined.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned A.P.P. and the fact that trial has commenced and three witnesses have been examined, the Court is not inclined to release the petitioner on bail.

7. Accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner for regular bail stands rejected.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T