Sikandar Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3367 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-247 Year-2021 Thana- SARAI District- Vaishali ====================================================== Sikandar Mahto S/O Late Ganpat Mahto R/o village- Simri, P.S.- Dholi Sakra, Distt.- Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar Roy For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Khurshid Anwar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 18-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Let the defects, as pointed out by the office, be removed within four weeks of start of normal functioning of the physical court.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272, 273, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Recovery is of total 400.68 liters of country made foreign liquor.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3367 of 2022(2) dt.18-05-2022 2/3 from the F.I.R. as well as seizure list that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, rather the recovery has been made from the house of the co-accused namely, Bablu Kumar @ Ballua. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner. He further submits that similarly situated, co-accused, namely, Muskan Kumari has been granted bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 28.01.2022 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 61810 of 2021. The petitioner is in custody since 08.09.2021.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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 the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Sarai P.S. Case No. 247 of 2021, subject to 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 absence on two

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3367 of 2022(2) dt.18-05-2022 3/3 consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his 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.

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) mdrashid/- U T