This criminal miscellaneous petition involved a bail application under the Arms Act. The petitioner, detained since January 2021, sought release citing clean antecedents and filed charge-sheet. The court granted bail on furnishing a bond.
Directed to be released on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64500 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-60 Year-2021 Thana- BEGUSARAI MUFFASIL DistrictBegusarai
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Dharmendra Tanti Son Of Sulten Tanti Resident Of Village - Sikandarpur, Ward No.11, P.S.- Mufassil, Distt.- Begusarai.
... ... Petitioner/S
Versus
The State Of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Tarkeshwar Pd. Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER
2 01-04-2022
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 25(1-b)a and 26(2) of the Arms Act.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 29.01.2021, he is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.
Allegation is of recovery of one country-made pistol and one live cartridge from the pocket of the trouser of the petitioner.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
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petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. Nothing was recovered from his possession and even presuming what has been alleged is true without admitting for the purposes of bail, it is a case under the Arms Act. Petitioner has remained in custody for more than an year.
The learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the bail application.
Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody, he is a person with clean antecedent, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case, the petitioner, above-named, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Begusarai Muffasil P. S. Case No.60 of 2021.
The application stands allowed.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to bail in a case under the Arms Act where he has clean antecedents and the charge-sheet has been filed.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Dharmendra Tanti
The State Of Bihar
Satyavrat Verma
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