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Munna Pandey v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC2 Jul 2025CR. MISC./37144/2025

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What is this about?

Anticipatory bail allowed; Munna Pandey v. The State of Bihar; Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.37144 of 2025, decided 02-07-2025 by Chandra Prakash Singh, J; Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 30 of 2022; offences u/ss 399, 402, 414 IPC and sections 25(1-B)(a), 25, 27, 35 Arms Act; name surfaced on co-accused disclosure; bail-bond Rs. 20,000 with two sureties; conditions under section 438(2) CrPC plus mandatory appearance before court below.

What did the court decide?

Anticipatory bail: petitioner to be enlarged on bail upon arrest/surrender within six weeks on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to section 438(2) CrPC conditions and physical presence before the court below on every date. ¶26

Munna Pandey Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37144 of 2025

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2022 Thana- SANGRAMPUR District- East

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Champaran

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Munna Pandey S/o Late Ganesh Pandey R/o Vill- Matiyariya, Sareya Khurd, Ward No. 09, P.S.- Harsidhi, Distt- East Champaran at Motihari

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar Bihar

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhishek Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Shailendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH

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ORAL ORDER

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2 02-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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2 . The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in

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connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 30 of 2022 dated 07.02.2022 registered for the offence/s punishable u/ss 399, 402 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 25(1-B) (a), 25, 27 and 35 of the Arms Act.

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3 . As per the prosecution case, police got information that some miscreants were making preparation to commit crime, in the meantime, police conducted a raid and apprehended the co-accused person who disclosed the name of the petitioner and the other co-accused who fled away from there and on search a country made Katta, three live cartridges and an Apache

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37144 of 2025(2) dt.02-07-2025 2/3

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motorcycle were recovered from his possession.

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4 . Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence and the name of the petitioner has sprung up on the disclosure of the apprehended co-accused person. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has two criminal antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition.

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5 . Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner.

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6 . Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court concerned, East Champaran at Motihari in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 30 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with further condition/s:-

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( i ). The petitioner is directed to remain physically

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37144 of 2025(2) dt.02-07-2025 3/3

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present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable

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cause, the bail bond of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

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7 . The application stands allowed.

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(Chandra Prakash Singh, J)