Patna High CourtCR. MISC./85108/2025bail rejected

Jogendra Pandit @ Yogendra Pandit v. The State Of Bihar

2026-03-17Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.85108 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-164 Year-2025 Thana- KHIRI MORE District- Patna ====================================================== Jogendra Pandit @ Yogendra Pandit Son of Late Agnu Pandit Resident of Village- Kodihra, P.S.- Khirimore, District- Patna ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Ajay Mukherjee, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-03-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1-B)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, acting on a tip off, a raid was conducted and illegal arms and ammunition were recovered from the house of co-accused Ramnath Yadav who disclosed the name of this petitioner as his associate.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.. Name of petitioner transpired in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Ramnath Yadav from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.85108 of 2025(4) dt.17-03-2026 2/2 whose possession, illegal arms and ammunition were recovered. No incriminating article has been recovered from possession of this petitioner.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner and submitted that name of petitioner transpired on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Ramnath Yadav from whose possession, illegal arms and ammunition were recovered. Petitioner has got two criminal antecedents.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation and criminal antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T