Laljee Pawan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1903 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-144 Year-2019 Thana- DAWATH District- Rohtas ====================================================== Laljee Pawan Son of Sarvesh Ram Resident of Village - Koath, P.S. - Dawath, District - Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sada Nand Roy, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-02-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Dawath P.S. Case No. 144 of 2019, registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

41 litres of foreign liquor and 17 litres of country made liquour are said to have been recovered from the house of co-accused Santosh Prasad.

It is submitted that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. Name of this petitioner has come in this case on the basis of confessional statement of co-accused Santosh Prasad. Nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner. The provision of section 100 Cr.P.C has not been followed. Petitioner has got clean antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1903 of 2020(2) dt.25-02-2020 2/2 Considering the facts aforesaid, the petitioner abovenamed in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge II-cum-Special Judge, Excise Act, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Dawath P.S. Case No.144 of 2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with further conditions:- (i) The 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 in the event of failure on two consecutive dates without sufficient reasons, his bail bond shall be liable to be cancelled by the court below.

(ii) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses of the case, in that case, prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail of the petitioner. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) vinita/- U T