Balwinder Singh @ Balvindra Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13230 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-201 Year-2022 Thana- MOTIPUR District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== 1.

BALWINDER SINGH @ BALVINDRA SINGH S/O CHARANJIT SINGH Resident of Village- Do Das Sadagar, P.S.- Kabirpur, District- Kapurthala, Punjab.

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NISHANT SINGH S/O RISPAL SINGH Resident of Village- Babadeep Singh Colony, P.S.- Diyara, District- Amritsar Roopnagar, Punjab. ... ... petitioners/s

Versus

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

For the petitioners/s :

Mr.Sumit Shekhar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Kalyan Shankar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 24-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have prayed for regular bail in a case instituted for the offence under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 414/120B of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 31, 32(i)(ii), 36, 41(1)(2) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per prosecution case, there has been recovery of 2217.960 liters of illegal liquor from a truck, Bearing No. UP81BT-8248.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13230 of 2023(3) dt.24-08-2023 2/3

4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case. They have committed no offence. Petitioners were apprehended on spot. He submitted that the petitioners have no concern with the seized liquor. Nothing incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of these petitioners. petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail petition. They are languishing in judicial custody since 20.05.2022.

5. The application for bail is opposed by learned APP for the State.

6. The petitioners are directed to deposit Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty Five thousand) each in the account of concerned DLSA.

7. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioners on bail. The above named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 201 of 2022.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13230 of 2023(3) dt.24-08-2023 3/3

8. The bail bond of the petitioners shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs. 25,000/- (Twenty Five thousand) each by the petitioners in the account of concerned DLSA.

(Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) arish/- U T