Sonu Thakur v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.7374 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -51 Year- 2017 Thana -KACHHAWA District- SASARAM (ROHTAS) ====================================================== Sonu Thakur, S/o Late Shiv Chandra Thakur, R/o Village + P.S.- Kachhwa, District- Rohtas.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr.

For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER ------------- 08-02-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Kachhwa P.S. Case No.51 of 2017 registered under Sections 302 and 328/34 of the Indian Penal Code besides Sections 30(a), 34(a), 34(b), b(i), b(ii), 35 and 38 of the Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act. The accusation is that Dhanjit Kumar Singh, the brother of the informant Santosh Kumar Singh, had come to the house from Odisha on the occasion of Chhath festival on 22.10.2017. In the night of 27.10.2017, Dhanjit Kumar Singh felt restlessness, then, on query by the informant, he disclosed that on 26.10.2017, he had taken the liquor at the house of Shashi Singh. While

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7374 of 2018 (2) dt.08-02-2018 2/2 Dhanjit Kumar Singh was rushed to the hospital but he died. The informant further came to know that Kamlesh Singh, who had also taken the liquor at the house of Mukesh Singh, also died in course of treatment whereas Harihar Singh, who had also taken the liquor at the house of Shashi Singh, also died. Later on, the informant came to know that the liquor was supplied to the aforesaid deceased by Antim Lal Singh, Jugari Singh and this petitioner. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that, in fact, the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case on mere suspicion and the petitioner, in the present case, is in custody since 04.11.2017.

Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Rohtas, in connection with Kachhwa P.S. Case No.51 of 2017. (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) P.S./- U T