Manta Yadav @ Mantu Kumar Yadav @ Manta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.76434 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-109 Year-2025 Thana- Mufassil District- Purnia ====================================================== Manta Yadav @ Mantu Kumar Yadav @ Manta S/O Late Govind Yadav Resident of Vill.- Diwanganj, P.S- Muffasil, District - Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Praveen Kumar Agrawal, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 19-11-2025 Heard Mr. Praveen Kumar Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nat, learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 109 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-b)a, 26 of the Arms Act.

3. The case of the prosecution in short, is that on the confessional statement of this petitioner, from his house, one country-made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.76434 of 2025(2) dt.19-11-2025 2/2 petitioner; rather, the recovery has been made from an open place. Petitioner has been framed in this case due to his criminal antecedents. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 23.05.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner has criminal antecedent of seven cases.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No. 109 of 2025.

(Ashok Kumar Pandey, J) Sudhanshu/- U T