Rana Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10259 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2019 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Vaishali ====================================================== Rana Singh, Son Of Raju Singh R/O Mohalla- Kushbaha Colony, Ramashish Chowk, Ward No.-5, P.S.- Hajipur Sadar, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan No.II For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 08-07-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act, 2018.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and the allegation is of recovery of 115.56 litre of liquor along with 96 litre of beer from a place beside the stair case of the petitioner's house. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is next submitted that petitioner was not apprehended from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.10259 of 2022(2) dt.08-07-2022 2/2 possession. It is also submitted that house is a joint family property, as such, it cannot be alleged that it was the petitioner, who had kept the liquor and beer in the house. The learned counsel next submits that petitioner came to be implicated in the case based on secret information.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposes the anticipatory bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with C2A Case No.98 of 2019, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T