Patna High Court
Ravi Singh @ Ravindra SinghversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- SATYAVRAT VERMA
Holding
The Court granted regular bail to the petitioner, directing him to furnish a bail bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties.
Summary
The petitioner, Ravi Singh, was arrested in a case under the Arms Act (Sections 25(1‑AA), 25(1‑B), 25(1‑Ba), 26 and 35) after an informant alleged that a shop was manufacturing country‑made pistols. The petitioner’s name appeared in the FIR only through a confessional statement made by an accused, Vikas Kumar, while in police custody, which the petitioner’s counsel argued has no evidentiary value. The petitioner asserted a clean antecedent, had been in custody since 20 March 2026, and claimed he would not abscond and would cooperate with the trial. The State opposed the bail application. The Court, after considering the lack of direct evidence linking the petitioner to the offence and his personal circumstances, ordered that he be released on regular bail upon furnishing a bond of Rs 10,000 with two sureties.
Issues considered
- Whether regular bail can be granted when the petitioner’s name is mentioned only in a confessional statement of another accused.
- Whether the petitioner is likely to abscond or tamper with evidence in the Arms Act case.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act, 1959 — s. 25(1-AA), 25(1-B), 25(1-B)a, 26, 35
Subjects
- regular bail
- Arms Act
- confessional statement
- anticipatory bail
- criminal procedure
- bail bond
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24359 of 2026
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-11 Year-2025 Thana- Darhar District- Saharsa
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Ravi Singh @ Ravindra Singh S/o Late Sattan Singh @ Satyanarayan Singh
R/o Village - Bariyahi, Post - Hati, P.S - Darhaar (Nauhatta), District -
Saharsa
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Satish Kumar Singh
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Suman Kumari Singh
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA
ORAL ORDER
2 12-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
A.P.P. for the State.
2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the
offence punishable under Sections 25 (1-AA), 25 (1-B), 25(1-B)a,
26/35 of the Arms Act.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is in custody since
03.20.2026 and the informant alleges that he got secret information
that Vikas and Punanand Mistry @ Badhai are manufacturing gun in
their shop, accordingly, the informant reached the place of
occurrence and Vikas was arrested, who disclosed the name of
Punanad Mistry @ Badhai, who fled away, further, on search of
shop, many half made country-made pistol along with part of pistol
and live cartridge were seized.
4. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is not named in
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the F.I.R., and his named transpired based on confessional statement
of Vikas Kumar, in police custody which does not have any
evidentiary value, it is next submitted that petitioner has no relation
or concern with Vikas and his family, it is next submitted that
Nagehwar Sharma had approached this Court seeking anticipatory
bail by filing Cr. Misc. No.53341 of 2025 and the same came to be
allowed by an order dated 18.08.2025, it is further submitted that
name of Nageshwar Sharma is uncle of Vikas and his name
transpired in the confessional statement of Vikas in police custody
which has no evidentiary value, it is further submitted that if
privilege of regular bail is granted, the petitioner will not abscond
rather will cooperate in trial to prove his innocence.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for
anticipatory bail of the petitioner.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the
petitioner, above named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on
furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties
of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial
Magistrate Ist Class, Saharsa, in connection with Darhar P.S. Case
No. 11 of 2025.
(Satyavrat Verma, J)
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