Murli Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.14039 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-14 Year-2022 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== MURLI KUMAR Son of Late Ravi Singh Resident of Village- Sikandarpur Kundal, P.S.- Muzaffarpur Town, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Ranjan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 01-07-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State through virtual Court proceedings.

Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 14 of 2022 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) and 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 05.01.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trade of illicit liquor, where, there was total recovery

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14039 of 2022(2) dt.01-07-2022 2/3 of 34.2 litres of illicit country made foreign liquors. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is no way connected with the alleged motorcycle from where illicit country made foreign liquor was recovered. It has further been submitted that the petitioner is man of clean antecedent. While concluding the argument, it has been submitted that investigation of this case has completed, for which, charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. Learned APP, while opposing the prayer of bail, fairly conceded the fact that petitioner has no concerned with the alleged motorcycle bearing Registration No. BR-06AP-6781.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as alleged recovery has not been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 14 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge (Excise), Court No.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.14039 of 2022(2) dt.01-07-2022 3/3 following conditions:

"(i) Accused/Petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be physically present on each and every date before the Trial Court till conclusion of the trial and exemption from physical appearance be allowed by the Trial Court, only on medical ground of the petitioner duly supported by the documents.

(ii) That one of the bailors shall be Mundrika Mahto, who is the grand-father (Nana) of the petitioner and deponent of the present bail petition."

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) S.Katyayan/ R.S.Sen/- U T