IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.7005 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2022 Thana- SHAHKUND District- Bhagalpur ======================================================

1. Md. Aftab Alam @ Md. Afttab S/o- Murshid Alam @ Md. Murshid Marhum R/o - Mirzapur Bardah, P.S - Muffasil, District - Munger

2. Md. Abid @ Raju @ Md. Abid Alam S/o- Md. Shamshad Alam @ Md.

Shamshad @ Sujan R/o - Mirzapur Bardah, P.S - Muffasil, District - Munger ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioners : Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, APP ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER

2 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State.

2. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 25(1)(1-

AA), 25[1-(1-b)e], 26, 28 and 35 of the Arms Act.

3. As per prosecution case, one Md. Ekram was apprehended with illegal arms and ammunition and he disclosed the name of these petitioners as his associates.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners that petitioners are quite innocent and have committed no offence. Petitioners have falsely been implicated in this case merely on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Md. Ekram from whose possession, illegal arms and ammunition has been recovered. Save and except confessional statement, there is no other material on record to show the complicity of this petitioner in the alleged offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from possession of these petitioners. Petitioners claim clean antecedents.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, fact that no incriminating article has been recovered from possession of these petitioners and clean antecedents of the petitioners, the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioners is allowed.

7. Accordingly, in the event of arrest/surrender within a period of eight weeks from today, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned A.C.J.M.-II, Bhagalpur in connection with Shahkund (Sajour) P.S. Case No. 247 of 2022, subject to condition as laid down under Section

482(2) of the B.N.S.S..

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J)

shashank/-

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