Ranjan Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.16497 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-30 Year-2022 Thana- DHANSOI District- Buxar ====================================================== Ranjan Chaudhary S/O Raju Chaudhary R/o village- Kharwaniya, P.S.- Dhansoi, District- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ramchandra Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Md. Anbzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 15-07-2022 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 Dhansoi P.S. Case No. 30 of 2022 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 12.02.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trade of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 354.24 litres of IMFL.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16497 of 2022(2) dt.15-07-2022 2/3 submitted that the recovery has been made from bush and the same has not been from conscious physical possession of the petitioner. It has further been submitted that petitioner is is a man of clean antecedent. While concluding the argument, it has been submitted that investigation has been 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 recovery has been made from bush, as per seizure list.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as the 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, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Dhansoi P.S. Case No. 30 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 E.E. Special Judge Excise-1, Buxar, subject to the following conditions:

"(i) Accused/Petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be physically present on each and every date before the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.16497 of 2022(2) dt.15-07-2022 3/3 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 Hiraratan Chaudhary, who is the brother of the petitioner and deponent of the present bail petition."

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