IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE PRAMOD KUMAR AGRAWAL

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ON THE 15 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. CRIMINAL CASE No. 58783 of 2025 HARPAL SINGH Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH Appearance:

Shri Shashank Upadhyay - Advocate for the applicant.

Shri B.K. Upadhyay - Govt. Advocate for the respondent/State.

ORDER This is the second application under Section 483 of BNSS, 2023/439 of Cr.P.C. for grant of regular bail in connection with Crime No. 07/2025 registered at Police Station Lalbaag, District Burhanpur (M.P.) for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1)(A), 25(1-B)(a) of the Arms Act and Section 111 of BNS. Applicant is under custody since 14.01.2025. First application was dismissed as withdrawn.

2. As per the prosecution story, applicant and other co-accused have been found in possession of huge quantity of barrel, shutter nali used in manufacturing of country made pistol/fire arms therefore, the aforesaid offence has been registered against him and co-accused persons.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that seizure witnesses have been examined before the trial court and they have not supported the prosecution story. Applicant is under custody since 14.01.2025. Charge sheet has been filed and the conclusion of the trial will take considerable time, therefore, it has been prayed that the applicant may be released on bail.

4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondent/State has submitted that applicant was in business of manufacturing, sales and supply of illegal arms to other person and from his possession two country made pistol and 899 barrel, 451 shutter nali (total 1350) used in manufacturing of firearms are seized. For the alleged offence u/s 25 (1AA) of Arms Act, life imprisonment is prescribed. It is submitted in Crime No. 34/2024 registered at Police Station STF/ATS Bhopal, two country made pistol and equipment used in manufacturing of firearms were seized from the co-accused Nepal Singh and present applicant had fled away from the spot. For the similar nature of offence one Crime No. 187/2021 was also registered against the applicant and apart from this he is having criminal record of six cases for the severe offences. The evidence collected against the applicant shows that he is habitual offender of manufacturing, sale and supply of illegal firearm which is threat to the society. First bail application was dismissed as withdrawn when the Court was not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. Material witnesses are yet to be recorded. Hence, he has opposed the bail application and prayed for its rejection.

5. Looking to aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and seriousness of offence and evidence collected against the applicant, I am not inclined to grant bail to him.

6. Consequently, this second bail application filed under Section 483 of BNSS, stands dismissed.

(PRAMOD KUMAR AGRAWAL)

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