Patna High CourtCR. MISC./11991/2024bail granted

Sanjay v. The State Of Bihar

2024-02-23Mr. Justice R. P. Mishra2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11991 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-15 Year-2024 Thana- KATEYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Sanjay S/o Dharamveen Singh 2.

Sunil Sharma S/o Suraj Sharma Both are resident of Village- Panna Maharajan Rohad, Sector-6, P.S.- Bahadurgarh, District- Jhajhar (Hariyana) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Amitesh Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 23-02-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners seek bail in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No.15 of 2024 instituted for the offences punishable under Sections 414/34 of the IPC and 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The prosecution case, in short, is that there is recovery of 612 liters of liquor from the car bearing registration no.T0523BR5409AG.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. Learned counsel for the petitioners next submit that name of the petitioners transpired in the case due to dirty local politics and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11991 of 2024(2) dt.23-02-2024 2/2 no cogent evidence against the petitioners. The learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that petitioners are neither the owner nor the driver of the car rather they are labour and also nothing has been recovered from their possession. Learned counsel next submit that they are in custody since 13.01.2024 and has no concern with the illicit liquor.

5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners.

6. Considering the entire facts and circumstance of the case and taking into account the period of custody, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Kateya P.S. Case No.15 of 2024.

(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Prakash Narayan U T