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Shankar Kumar Das vs State Of Jharkhand

Jharkhand High Court · Decided on 19 January 2026 · Citation: (2026) 01 JH CK 1852

HON’BLE JUDGES
Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J
ACTS & SECTIONS REFERRED
Arms Act, 1959 — Section 25(1B)a, 26, 35
RESULT
Allowed
CASE NUMBER
Bail Application No. 11431 Of 2025
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Gautam Kumar Choudhary, J

Heard both the sides.

This bail application has been filed on behalf of Shankar Kumar Das who is in custody since 18.09.2025 in connection with Chandrapura P.S. Case No. 91

of 2025 for the offence registered under Sections 25(1-B)(a), 26, 35 of Arms Act pending in the Court of Addl. Chief Judicial Magsitrate, Bermo at Tenughat is pressed into motion.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the offence under the Arms Act will not be made out, as no firearm has been seized from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner but a knife has been seized from the  petitioner  dimension  of  which  has  not  been  mentioned  clearly  in  the  FIR. Though the petitioner has criminal antecedent, but not under any offence under the Arms Act or robbery.

Learned A.P.P. for the State opposed the prayer for bail.

Under the circumstances, the above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/-(Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court below on  the  condition  that  one  of  the  bailors  should  be  the  family  members  of  the petitioner.