Santosh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4925 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-744 Year-2022 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== SANTOSH SINGH S/O MAKESHWAR SINGH Resident of VillageAliyaspur, P.S.- Garkha, District- Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Adv.

Mrs. Kumari Archana, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Pronoti Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 29-04-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

Petitioner apprehends arrest in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No. 744 of 2022 registered for the offences under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the instant case. Further submission is that the alleged recovery has been made from the toilet of Anganwadi Centre Government School and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4925 of 2023(2) dt.29-04-2023 2/2 and the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties, the petitioner, above named is directed to be released on bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from today, on furnishing personal bond to the satisfaction of Additional District and Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge Excise Act, Saran at Chapra in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No. 744 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(Arvind Srivastava, J) anuradha/- U T