Patna High Court
Mashum KhanversusThe State of Bihar
- Decided
- Disposal
- BAIL GRANTED
- Bench
- PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
Holding
The Court granted pre‑arrest bail to the petitioner under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Summary
Mashum Khan, the petitioner, feared arrest in a case registered under sections 302 and 341 of the Indian Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act, where the FIR alleged that co‑accused Imtiyaz Khan and Amir Khan shot dead the father of an informant. The petitioner was not named in the FIR, and the medical report showed only one entry and one exit wound, contradicting the prosecution's version. The petitioner sought pre‑arrest bail, arguing lack of direct involvement and that a co‑accused had already been granted bail in a related matter. The State opposed the bail application. The Court, after considering the facts, granted pre‑arrest bail on the condition of a Rs.10,000 bond with two sureties, invoking section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to pre‑arrest bail under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 despite the FIR alleging involvement in offences under IPC sections 302/341 and Arms Act section 27.
Legislation cited
- Arms Act — s. 27
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 — s. 482
- Indian Penal Code — s. 302, 341
Subjects
- pre‑arrest bail
- section 482
- Indian Penal Code
- Arms Act
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- criminal procedure
- bail jurisprudence
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51786 of 2025
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2022 Thana- MIRGANJ District- Gopalganj
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Mashum Khan Son of Late Daroga Khan Resident of Village - Basatpur,
Police Station - Mirganj, District – Gopalganj ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Raghav Prasad, Advocate
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Satyendra Prasad, A.P.P.
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH
ORAL ORDER
3 05-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for
the offence punishable under sections 302/341 of the Indian
Penal Code and section 27 of the Arms Act.
3. As per the prosecution case, four named and four
unknown persons indiscriminately made firing as a result of
which father of informant sustained injuries and died during
course of treatment.
4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that as per
FIR, informant claims to be eye witness of the occurrence and it
is specific case of the informant that co-accused Imtiyaz Khan
and Amir Khan shot dead father of the informant. Petitioner is
not named in the FIR. Doctor found only one wound of entry
and another one wound of exit on the person of deceased and
thus it falsifies entire prosecution version. Similarly situated co-
accused has already been allowed bail by this Court vide order
passed in Cr.Mis.No. 41996/2022.
5. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer
for pre-arrest bail.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts of the case, prayer
for bail of this petitioner is allowed. In the event of
arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let this
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petitioner, mentioned above, 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 Additional Chief Judicial
Magistrate X, Gopalganj in Mirganj Police Station Case No.
15/2022, subject to the conditions laid down under section 482
of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)
Shashi
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