IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.4852 of 2009 SHIV NANDAN MAHTO, SON OF GITA MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-PAPRAUR, P.S. BARAUNI, DISTRICT-BEGUSARAI. ------- PETITIONER. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----- OPPOSITE PARTY. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. S. Das, Advocate. For the State : Mr. C. Jawahar, A.P.P. -------- 3. 22/5/2009 Heard. Petitioner has been made accused under Sections 25(1-B)A and 27 of the Arms Act in connection with Barauni P.S. Case No. 290 of 2008. Allegation is that a bag containing one country made revolver of six rounds, one country made pistol, 3 cartridges of 3.3. bore as well as one cartridge of .762 bore of SLR have been recovered from the roof of the house. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the alleged seizure has been made from the joint ‘Baithaka’ of the family members of the petitioner and the petitioner is in litigating term with one Ram Bali Mahto for which some litigation is also going on. It is stated that the petitioner is in jail custody since 21.11.2008. Learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner himself has stated about another case wherein he has been made accused, bearing Barauni P.S.Case No. 146 of 2006 registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 325, 427 and 504/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Charge- sheet has been submitted in that case. In reply thereof, 2 learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said case was filed at the behest of aforesaid Ram Bali Mahto and in that case the petitioner has already been granted bail. In the facts and circumstances of the case, petitioner, Shiv Nandan Mahto, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai, in connection with Barauni P.S. Case No. 290 of 2008. S. Ali (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)