Chhabindra Chourasiya @ Chhabhu @ Chhabu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.13105 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-345 Year-2017 Thana- GOGRI District- Khagaria ====================================================== Chhabindra Chourasiya @ Chhabhu @ Chhabu, S/o Kulo Chourasiya, Resident of Village- Bari Malia, P.S.- Gogri, District- Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sri Parmeshwar Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 25-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Gogari PS Case No.345 of 2017, registered under Sections 25(1AA), 29, 31, 26, 35 of the Arms Act.

Allegation in brief is that on secret information that mini gun factory is being run in the banana orchard of the petitioner, the police raided the place and apprehended the accused persons engaged in manufacturing illegal arms and several machines making firearms and one unfinished revolver were recovered and the apprehended accused said that two pistols after manufacturing were handed over to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the banana orchard is an open place and particulars of the land is

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13105 of 2018(3) dt.25-04-2018 2/2 not mentioned and the petitioner has clean antecedent; whereas the learned counsel for the State submits that mini gun factory was being run in the banana orchard of the petitioner and several machines and unfinished arms were recovered. Having considered that the allegation is of running a mini gun factory, the Court is not persuaded to grant bail to the petitioner at present, so the prayer of bail of the petitioner is rejected in connection with Gogari PS Case No.345 of 2017, pending in the court of learned CJM, Khagaria. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial and preferably conclude the same within nine months. If the trial is not concluded within the stipulated period, the petitioner may renew his prayer of bail.

(Arun Kumar, J) S.KUMAR/- U T