IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.25707 of 2009 PRATAP KUMAR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 24.8.2009 Heard. The prosecution story is that the police arrested one Devendra Kumar Singh who had pointed out that the arms and ammunitions had been concealed in the house of the petitioner. There, from under a pillow the police recovered the arms and ammunitions as per description in the F.I.R. as also the seizure memo, Annexure 2. The contention is that the informant’s own statement in the F.I.R. indicates as if the petitioner had nothing to do with the arms and ammunitions which could have been of the other accused persons claimed by him and further the petitioner could be the compulsive onlooker to it. The Court has other idea about the search and recovery of arms. In fact, this appears a case which could be relatable to the trade in illegal arms and the house of the petitioner 2 was being used as one of the places of storage in that behalf. The petitioner could not escape the liability for storage of arms in his house and considering that I am not inclined to direct the release of the petitioner on bail. However, if the trial is not concluded in one year’s time from the date of remand of the petitioner in the present case, the court below, i.e., the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sasaram, Rohtas shall release the petitioner on his furnishing a bond to his own satisfaction in Dehri(Indrapuri) P.S.Case No.130 of 2009. The petition is dismissed. Kanth ( Dharnidhar Jha, J.)