Regular bail sought under Sections 25(1-b)/26 Arms Act after recovery of pistols from a hotel room where the petitioner's wife was found dead. CCTV footage showed the petitioner entering with a bag and fleeing alone without it. Bail rejected given gravity of allegations and criminal antecedent.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39916 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-806 Year-2023 Thana- KOTWALI District- Patna
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Gajendra Yadav @ Gajendra Kumar S/O RAMASHRAY YADAV Village DAMUA TOLA, JOGIYA DEH, P.S. - Kako, Distt Jehanabad
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Gaurav Kumar Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
ORAL ORDER
as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.
with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 806 of 2023 for the offences punishable under Sections 25(1-b) a/26 of the Arms Act.
along with police personnel reached the place of occurrence where the dead body of a girl, drenched in blood, was found in room no. 303 of the Hotel. The girl was identified as constable. On search, a country-made pistol, kept on the table with an empty cartridge, another country-made pistol with the empty cartridge inside the bag, four live cartridges were recovered from the Hotel room. On perusal of the visitor register of the hotel, it was found that the room was booked jointly in the name
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of the petitioner (who is husband of the deceased) and the deceased lady.
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in the alleged crime.
(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J)
Nirmal/- U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, sole accused in an Arms Act case arising from his wife's death in a hotel room with CCTV footage showing him fleeing without a bag, should be granted regular bail.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Gajendra Yadav @ Gajendra Kumar
The State of Bihar
Nawneet Kumar Pandey
As recorded by the court registry
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