Patna High Court
Ravindra Kumar Mandal @ Ravinadra Kumar Mandal @ Ravindra @ Ravindra KumarversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The court granted regular bail to the petitioner.
Summary
Ravindra Kumar Mandal, accused under sections 25(1‑B)(a), 26 and 35 of the Arms Act, applied for regular bail. The FIR alleged his involvement in a kidnapping for ransom (Case 150) and the recovery of a country‑made pistol that a co‑accused, Radhe Sah, had allegedly thrown into a water body. The petitioner argued that the pistol was disposed of by the co‑accused and that he had no role in that act. The State opposed bail, but the court noted that the firearm was recovered from the water body due to the co‑accused’s action, the petitioner had been in custody for six months since 1‑Sept‑2025, and a chargesheet had already been filed. Considering these factors, the court ordered that the petitioner be released on regular bail upon furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of equal amount.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to regular bail under the Arms Act in view of the allegations and the fact that the firearm was disposed of by a co‑accused.
- Whether the prolonged pre‑trial custody of six months without trial justifies the grant of bail.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 25(1-B)(a), 26, 35
Subjects
- bail
- Arms Act
- regular bail
- kidnapping
- firearm
- co‑accused
- custody
- chargesheet
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14186 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-151 Year-2025 Thana- NIRMALI District- Supaul
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Ravindra Kumar Mandal @ Ravinadra Kumar Mandal @ Ravindra @
Ravindra Kumar S/o Maheshwar Mandal Resident of Village- Dhanchhiya,
Ward No 07, PS- Andhramath, District- Madhubani
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ranjit Kumar Yadav, Advocate
Mr. Sanjeet Kumar, Advocate
Mr. Urgesh Kumar, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rabindra Kumar, APP
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
2 12-03-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has preferred this application for
grant of regular bail in connection with Nirmali P.S. Case
no.151 of 2025 registered under sections 25(1-B)(a), 26 and 35
of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, Nirmali P.S. Case
no.150 of 2025 was registered wherein the petitioner herein was
an accused. The allegations in the said FIR was that the accused
persons had kidnapped the owner of a Wagon-R vehicle for
ransom. The informant further states that two days later
information was received that one of the accused of Nirmali P.S.
Case no.150 of 2025 namely Radhe Sah had tried to dispose of a
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country made pistol in a water body. The informant reached
there and on his request, one of the persons/villagers namely
Md. Rizwan who was present entered the water body and
recovered the country made pistol which on test was found to be
in a working condition.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that
from the FIR itself it would transpire that so far as the other case
relating to kidnapping for ransom is concerned, the same is not
the subject matter of the instant FIR. So far as the recovery of
the firearm is concerned, as per the informant himself, the same
had been thrown in the water body by co-accused Radhe Sah
and not the petitioner herein. The petitioner is in custody since
1.9.2025 and chargesheet has been submitted in the case.
5. The application for bail is opposed by learned A.P.P
for the State.
6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and
taking into consideration the allegations in the FIR, the firearm
seized from the water body having been thrown by co-accused
Radhe Sah and not the petitioner herein together with the
petitioner having remained in custody for 6 months since
1.9.2025 and chargesheet having been submitted in the case, the
petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail in connection with
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Nirmali P.S. Case no.151 of 2025 on furnishing bail bond of
Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like
amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial
Magistrate, 1st Class, Birpur, District- Supaul.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
Shiv/-
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