Md. Jahid Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.89029 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-196 Year-2025 Thana- KORHA District- Katihar ====================================================== Md. Jahid Alam S/O Md. Matin Resident Of Village- Gondwara, Ward No. 2, P.s.- Korha, District- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abdul Mannan Khan, Advocate Mr. Hafiz S. Atif, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajendra Nath Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 30-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for bail in connection with Korha P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 310(4), 310(5) and 61(2) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 25(1-B)a, 26, 35 of the Arms Act. 3.The case of the prosecution in short is that the police have received secret information that some miscreants armed with weapons are planning to commit some offence. Police reached there. It is a further case of the prosecution that five persons were apprehended, and from the possession of this petitioner, three country-made pistols, seven live cartridges, an electric cutter, hexa blades, hammer, knife and other articles were recovered.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.89029 of 2025(2) dt.30-01-2026 2/2 has submitted that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner. The witnesses of the seizure list are police personnel which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Police have not complied with Section 105 of the BNSS while making the seizure. He further submits that the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 20.08.2025.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State and submits that the petitioner is having criminal antecedent of one case.

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, Katihar in connection with Korha P.S. Case No. 196 of 2025.

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