Patna High CourtCR. MISC./2621/2025bail granted

Sonu Kumar Pal @ Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2025-01-27Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2621 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-212 Year-2024 Thana- KALYANPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Pal @ Sonu Kumar Son of Naresh Pal Resident of VillageGopalpur, P.S.- Kalyanpur, Distt.- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shubhesh Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 27-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 212 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Section 25(1-b)a/26/35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, the police has recovered one loaded pistol along with three live cartridges from the possession of the petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence as alleged against him and has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that nothing incriminating has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovered arms or the cartridges as alleged in the prosecution case. There is a non-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2621 of 2025(2) dt.27-01-2025 2/2 compliance of Section 103 of the B.N.S.S. which creates a serious doubt in the prosecution case. The petitioner has three criminal antecedents out of which in two of them, he is on bail and is languishing in judicial custody since 26.08.2024 without any rhymes or reason. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Having heard rival contention of both the parties and considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case as also taking into account the period of custody of the petitioner, let the petitioner, abovenamed, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 212 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) rishi/- U T