Patna High CourtCR. MISC./1718/2025bail granted

Joginder Singh @ Yogendra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2025-03-05Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.1718 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-59 Year-2009 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Begusarai ====================================================== Joginder Singh @ Yogendra Singh S/o- Late Ramlagan Singh @ Ramlagan Singh Village- Muzaffra Dihpar Ward no 1 PS- Birpur District- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Sandip Kumar Gautam, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-03-2025 Heard learned counsels for the parties.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 47(A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, 2194 litres illicit country made liquor has been recovered from house of this petitioner.

4. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from conscious possession of this petitioner and he has been made an accused in this case merely because he happens to be owner of house in question. Charge-sheet has already been submitted and petitioner is in custody since

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.1718 of 2025(2) dt.05-03-2025 2/2 03.12.2024. Petitioner claims clean antecedents.

5. On the other hand, learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, nature of accusation, period of custody and clean antecedents of the petitioner, the prayer for grant bail of to the petitioner is allowed.

7. Accordingly, let the above named petitioner 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 of Exclusive Special Excise JudgeII, Begusarai in connection with Excise Govt. Official Complaint Case No. 59C2 of 2009.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashank/- U T