CR. MISC./13446/2021 of ABHISHEK SINGH @ SRIKANT SINGH @ ABHISHEK KUMAR @ SHRIKANT Vs The State of Bihar on 24 December 2021

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24-12-2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNACRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13446 of 2021

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2020 Thana- SIKRAUL District- Buxar ======================================================

ABHISHEK SINGH @ SRIKANT SINGH @ ABHISHEK KUMAR @SHRIKANT S/o- Rajendra Singh @ Rajendra Prasad Singh R/o Village-Kharwaniya, P.S.- Dhansoi, District- Buxar.

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The State of Bihar Bihar

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMARORAL ORDER

Heard Mr. Arvind Kumar Pradhan, learned

Advocate for the petitioner and the learned APP for theState.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in connection with Sikroul P.S. Case No. 23 of2020 dated 21.01.2020 instituted for the offences underSections 25(1-b)a, 26,35 of the Arms Act.

It has been alleged in the FIR that two firearmweapons were recovered from Mahendra Kumar Yadav@ Bhola Yadav and Udit Kumar Pandey. Both of themhave, in their confessional statement, named thepetitioner as one of their associates.

This is the basis for prosecuting the petitionerin the instant case.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has

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submitted that but for the confession of the two accusedpersons from whose possession firearm weapons wererecovered, there is no other material to connect thepetitioner with the offence.

The petitioner was earlier made accused in onecase in which charge-sheet has not yet been submittedagainst him despite the fact that the case was registeredin the year 2016.

Regard being had to the aforestated facts, thepetitioner is directed to be released on bail, in the eventof his arrest or surrender before the court below within aperiod of four weeks from the date of receipt/productionof a copy of this order, on his furnishing bail bonds inthe sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with twosureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction ofthe learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar inconnection with Sikroul P.S. Case No. 23 of 2020,subject to the conditions as laid down under Section438(2) Cr.P.C.

(Ashutosh Kumar, J)