Shiv Shankar Paswan v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13401 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-350 Year-2020 Thana- PIPRAKOTHI District- East Champaran ====================================================== Shiv Shankar Paswan S/o Late Rajendra Paswan R/o village- Baltharwa, P.S.- Pipra Kothi, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Shanti Bhushan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Uday Chandra Pratap ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-06-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual court proceedings.
Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceeding. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.
The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Pipra Kothi P.S. Case No. 350 of 2020 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 132.390 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the house of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13401 of 2021(2) dt.28-06-2021 2/3 any trade of liquor. The house of the petitioner is a joint family property and inhabited by his several family members. There is violation of Section 100 of the Cr.P.C. Petitioner has been languishing in custody since 15.10.2020.
Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 10,000.00 (Rupees Ten Thousand) in the PM Cares fund, bearing Account No.2121PM20202, IFSC Code: SBIN 0000691, SWIFT Code: SBININBB104, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, UPI ID : pmcares@sbi.
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court below where the case is pending in connection with Pipra Kothi P.S. Case No. 350 of 2020, subject to following conditions:
(1) One of the bailors will be own close relative of the petitioner who will give on affidavit genealogy as to how he is relative to petitioner. The bailor will also undertake to inform the court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.
(2) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the court concerned if the petitioner is made accused in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on ground of misuse.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13401 of 2021(2) dt.28-06-2021 3/3 The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees Ten Thousand) in the PM Cares fund.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) GAURAV S./- U T