Sanjay Kumar Sah @ Sanjay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13097 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-363 Year-2021 Thana- BETTIAH CITY District- West Champaran ====================================================== SANJAY KUMAR SAH @ SANJAY KUMAR S/o Late Bharat Sah Resident of Chhawani, Passi Tola, P.S.- Town, District- West Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bimlesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Asha Devi ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 08-07-2022 Let the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, be removed within a period of four weeks from today. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Bettiah Town (Kalibagh) P.S. Case No. 363/2021 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 414/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

As per prosecution case, there is alleged recovery of total 03 liters foreign liquor from the motorcycle in question. Local people disclosed the name of the petitioner who fled away from the place of occurrence.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13097 of 2022(2) dt.08-07-2022 2/3 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner was not apprehended on the spot and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 23.12.2021 and bears criminal antecedent of three cases of similar nature. Charge sheet has been submitted in this case and there is no likelihood of tampering with the prosecution evidence.

The learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case period of custody, petitioner was not apprehended on the spot, charge sheet has already been submitted and keeping in view clean antecedent of petitioner and also taking into consideration the material available on record, let the petitioner above named be released on bail after framing of charge on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bettiah Town (Kalibagh) P.S. Case No. 363/2021, subject to following conditions:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13097 of 2022(2) dt.08-07-2022 3/3 (i) One of the bailors shall be either father or mother or sister or brother or wife or the person who has sworn the affidavit in bail application.

(ii) Petitioner will co-operate in trial and will remain present on all dates and absence for two consecutive dates would be a ground for cancellation of bail by the learned Trial court itself.

(iii) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Alok Kumar Pandey, J) amitkumar/- U T