Ramesh Soni @ Ramesh Swarnkar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.2691 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-104 Year-2021 Thana- PANJWARA District- Banka ====================================================== RAMESH SONI @ RAMESH SWARNKAR Son of Bindeshwari Sawarnkar Resident of Village - Baijanathpur, P.S.- Sour Bazar, Distt.- Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bhanu Pratap Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-05-2022 Let the defects, as pointed out by the office, be removed within four weeks of starting of Court proceeding in physical mode in normal course.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(2) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Recovery is of 237.750 liters of illicit foreign liquor. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent. He has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears from the FIR as well as seizure list that nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner rather the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2691 of 2022(2) dt.18-05-2022 2/3 recovery has been made from the Truck in question. He further submits that in fact the petitioner is driver of the Truck in question but he has no concern with the alleged recovery and the police, after investigation, submitted chargesheet against the petitioner and the petitioner is in custody since 15.11.2021. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Special Excise Case No.935 of 2021 arising out of Panjwara P.S. Case No.104 of 2021, with the following conditions:-

(1) Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the Court and shall remain physically present as directed by the Court and on his/her absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his/her bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

(2) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.2691 of 2022(2) dt.18-05-2022 3/3 And, further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage, it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Nitesh/- U T