Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11060 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-228 Year-2021 Thana- AURAI District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== SANTOSH KUMAR S/o Parmod Singh R/o Village- Aurai, P.S.- Aurai, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anish Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 29-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 272, 273,34 of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act. .

As per the prosecution case, 40 liters of foreign liquor has been recovered from a jute bag which is said to have owned by this petitioner.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the case. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way concerned with the alleged recovery. Petitioner claims clean antecedent and is in custody since 26.12.2021 and investigation

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11060 of 2022(2) dt.29-04-2022 2/2 in this case is complete.

Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

Considering the facts of the case and the period of custody of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Exclusive Excise Court No.1, Muzaffarpur in connection with Aurai PS case No. 228/2021.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) BKS/- U T