Rajeev Kumar @ Bholu v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.73373 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-243 Year-2025 Thana- RUNISAIDPUR District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Rajeev Kumar @ Bholu S/o Vinod Mahto R/o Village- Runnisaidpur, P.S.- Runnisaidpur, District- Sitamarhi ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ritesh Kumar Narain Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Md. Anzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 15-10-2025 Heard Mr.Ritesh Kumar Narain Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A. Haque Sahara, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 243/ 2025 dated 27.06.2025 registered for the offence(s) punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act and under sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. The main submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel are that though the instant matter relates to the recovery of two country-made pistols, two live cartridges and four litres of Nepali liquor but as per the allegation, only one country made pistol is alleged to have been recovered from the physical possession of the petitioner and other incriminating materials are alleged to have been recovered from the possession of other coaccused person and the petitioner has been languishing in jail since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.73373 of 2025(2) dt.15-10-2025 2/2 28.06.2025, though, against him there is criminal antecedent of one case but the same was registered for the offences punishable under the SC/ST Act in which he is on bail. It is further submitted that the investigation against the petitioner has been completed and most of the prosecution witnesses to be examined in the trial of the petitioner are police personnel, so, release of the petitioner on bail will not adversely affect the prosecution in any manner.

4. The learned APP appearing for the State has opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner.

5. Heard both the sides and perused the FIR and the trial court's order. Though, against this petitioner there is serious allegation, however, considering his custody period coupled with completion of investigation against him as well as his young age, in my opinion, it is a fit case for grant of bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be released on bail in connection with Runnisaidpur P.S. Case No. 243/ 2025 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/-( Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned.

(Shailendra Singh, J) BKS/- U T