Ram Karan @ Karan Rajput v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.19365 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-20 Year-2024 Thana- PHULWARIYA District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

RAM KARAN @ KARAN RAJPUT Son of Kali Prasad Resident of Village-Panipat Babel Road, Bharat Nagar, Police Station-ChandaniBagh, District-Panipat (Haryana).

2.

JAGVINDAR SINGH Son of Bahadur Singh Resident of Village-Jagdishpur Nagar, Police Station-ChandaniBagh, District-Panipat (Haryana) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Kumar Harshvardhan For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar Shrivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL ORDER 14-03-2024 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.

2.

The petitioners seek bail in connection with Phulwariya P.S. Case No.20 of 2024 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. 3.

As per FIR, there is recovery of 385.845 litre of illicit liquor from a car.

4.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners has submitted that petitioners have falsely been implicated in the present case. It is submitted that recovery of alleged illicit liquor was not made from conscious physical possession of these petitioners and they have no concern with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19365 of 2024(2) dt.14-03-2024 2/3 the alleged recovery of illicit liquor. It is submitted that seizure list appears doubtful being not supported by independent witnesses, rather by police personnels. It is further submitted that petitioners are men of clean antecedent and they are in custody since 18.01.2024.

5.

Learned APP appearing for the State, opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioners. 6.

Considering the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the petitioners, let both the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on bail, after framing of the charge, in connection with Phulwariya P.S. Case No.20 of 2024 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge Excise-I, Gopalganj. 7.

The trial court is directed to conclude the proceeding of framing of charge according to law within a period of 15 (fifteen) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, it is made clear that if the charge-sheet has not been submitted then the above named petitioners shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond with further condition that the petitioners have to present physically on each

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.19365 of 2024(2) dt.14-03-2024 3/3 and every date before the Trial Court till conclusion of the proceeding of framing of charge.

(Ramesh Chand Malviya, J) S.Katyayan/- U T