Arjun Singh @ Kanhaiya v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.78823 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-203 Year-2024 Thana- KUTUMBA District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Arjun Singh @ Kanhaiya S/o Ajit Kumar Singh R/o Village - Belwa Tikar, P.S - Daltonganj Town, District - Palamu ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Saurav Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 14-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kutumba P.S. Case No. 203 of 2024, registered under Sections 308(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 27 of the Arms Act.

3.

The prosecution case, in short, is that three unknown persons came at the gate of PNC base camp, fired shots in the air, threw a chit of paper and fled away. 4.

It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is in custody since 19.03.2025. Petitioner bears two criminal antecedents, as per disclosure made in paragraph No. 3 of the bail application.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78823 of 2025(2) dt.14-11-2025 2/3 5.

It has been further submitted by the petitioner's counsel that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. Name of the petitioner has transpired in this case on the basis of confessional statement made by co-accused, namely, Suraj Singh and the same has got no evidentiary value. It is next submitted that no specific allegation has been attributed against the petitioner rather the same is general and omnibus in nature. The petitioner has got two criminal antecedents and he is in custody since 19.03.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that other coaccused has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 19.08.2025 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 37624 of 2025. 6.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, period of custody of the petitioner and claim based on parity, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. 8.

Let the petitioner be released on bail, after framing of charge, if not already framed, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 15,000/- (Fifteen Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.78823 of 2025(2) dt.14-11-2025 3/3 in connection with Kutumba P.S. Case No. 203 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:

(I) One of the bailors shall be own/close member of the family of the petitioner.

(II) The petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed at the trial. In case of defaut in such appearance on two consecutive dates, the Trial Court will have liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Raj Kishore/- U T