IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.648 of 2010 KRITYANAND MANDAL @ KIRTIYANAND MANDAL S/O Late Mirchai Mandal Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2/ 15.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence under Sections 25(1-B) A/26 of the Arms Act. Earlier the petitioner is said to have handed over one Kailu Jha @ Gaya Nand Jha seized with a pistol to the police. The police in course of investigation found the allegation against Kailu Jha to be false, giving rise to Raniganj P.S. case no. 260 of 2008 under Sections 448, 341, 354 and 504 of the I.P.C. and Section 25(1-B) A / 26 of the Arms Act. The police recommended for institution of a case under Arms Act against the petitioner instead for having planted arms. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that admittedly, no arms were recovered from his possession. Having heard the counsel for the parties, this anticipatory bail application is disposed of with a direction that if petitioner surrenders before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Raniganj P.S. case no. 173 of 2009, G.R. No. 1442 of 2009 and prays for regular bail, the same would be disposed of preferably on the same day without being prejudiced by this order. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)