Santosh Sah @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.5457 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2021 Thana- PIPRAHI District- Sheohar ====================================================== SANTOSH SAH @ SANTOSH KUMAR S/o Kedar Sah R/o village- Amba Kothi, P.S.- Piprahi, District- Sheohar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manohar Prasad Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 28-07-2022 Heard the parties.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceedings. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within stipulated period, office will place the matter before the Bench.

Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Altogether, three liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the dickey of the motorcycle. The apprehended accused have disclosed the name of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5457 of 2022(2) dt.28-07-2022 2/3 petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemies. Petitioner has neither been apprehended on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious physical possession. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. It is submitted that the said motorcycle from which recovery has been made does not belongs to the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as also mentioned in para-3 of the bail application.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 20,000.00/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna bearing Account No. 1413010060836, IFSC PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest / surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- ( Rupees Twenty Five Thousand ) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below, where the case is

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.5457 of 2022(2) dt.28-07-2022 3/3 pending/Successor court, in connection with Piprahi P.S. Case No. 154 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, as also the following conditions.

(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change int eh address of the petitioner.

(2) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of anticipatory bail on the ground of misuse.

The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs. 20,000.00/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the Patna High Court Legal Service Committee.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) shweta/- U T