Pintu Nat v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16225 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-64 Year-2020 Thana- PARASI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== PINTU NAT Son of Sahendra @ Sahenda Khalifa Resident of Balidad Nat, Bigha, Police Station - Mahendiya, District - Arwal. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Raj Krishan Jha For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Kumar Ranjit Ranjan ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioner's name has figured during course of investigation in confessional statement of co-accused Anil Kumar Tanti @ Nanhe Tanti. No incriminating material has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and he is no way concerned with the alleged recovery as petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the vehicle in question. Petitioner claims clean antecedent. Petitioner is in custody since 3.1.2022. Investigation is complete. Similarly
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16225 of 2022(2) dt.06-05-2022 2/2 situated co-accused have already been allowed bail by different co-ordinate benches of this Court vide paragraph 15 of the bail petition.
Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail.
Considering the rival submissions of the parties, materials available on the record and the period of custody of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, Excise Court no.2, Jehanabad in Excise case no. 919 of 2020, Parasi Police Station Case No. 64 of 2020. (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) shashi/- U T