Anjani Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.10953 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-726 Year-2022 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Anjani Kumar S/O Vijay Ram R/v- Mathkuriya, P.S.- Bank More, DistrictDhanbad (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

Chandan Kumar Singh S/O Shri Yogesh Singh, R/v- Mathkuriya, P.S.- Bank More, District- Dhanbad (Jharkhand) ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Niranjan Parihar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Gauri Shankar Gupta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 03-05-2023 Heard Ld. counsel for the petitioners and Ld. APP for the State.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with Naubatpur P. S. Case No. 726 of 2022, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 414 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a), 32(i)(ii), 36 and 41(I) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

As per allegation, 351 litres of liquor was recovered from two vehicles, bearing Registration No. JH02AC-9488 and JH-10BC-7440. Ld. counsel for the petitioners submits that the

2/4 petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. He also submits that petitioners have no concern with the alleged vehicle, as they are neither the driver nor the owner. He further submits that the petitioners have been languishing in jail since 07.11.2022.

It has also been stated in paragraph no. 3 of the bail petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedents.

It is also stated in paragraph no. 2 of the bail petition that the petitioners have not moved this Court earlier either for anticipatory bail or regular one. However, Ld. APP for the State vehemently opposes the prayer of the petitioners for bail. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this application is allowed, directing the petitioners, above-named, to be enlarged on bail on their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs. 10,000 /- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of

3/4 Ld. Special Excise Judge, Danapur, in connection with Naubatpur P. S. Case No. 726 of 2022, on the following conditions:

(i) The petitioners will make themselves available for interrogation by a police officer/court as and when required.

(ii) The petitioners will undertake that investigation/trial will not get hampered on account of their absence or non-cooperation. They must be available to the police or the court whenever their presence is required. (iii) The petitioners shall not, directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer.

(iv) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that the petitioners have any criminal antecedents, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners after hearing them and getting satisfied that the petitioners have concealed their criminal antecedents despite their

4/4 knowledge of the same.

(v) In case, it is brought to the notice of the court below that statement regarding previous bail petition is wrong, Ld. court below shall cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners.

(vi) In case, the petitioners repeats offence of similar nature after enlargement on bail, their bail-bonds will be cancelled by the court below.

Ld. counsel for the petitioners is directed to remove all the defects, if any, pointed out by the office within a period of one month and the Registry is directed to issue the certified copy of this order only after removal of office objections.

(Jitendra Kumar, J) skm/- U T