Manoj Choudhary @ Manoj Kumar Choudhary v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.25915 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2013 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Khagaria ====================================================== Manoj Choudhary @ Manoj Kumar Choudhary, Son of Sukhdeo Choudhary, R/O Choti Jhiktia, P.S.- Maheshkhunt, Dist.- Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Praveen Kumar, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ajay Kr. Jha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through virtual court proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects as pointed out by the office within four weeks of normal functioning of the court, failing which the office is directed to place the matter before the Bench. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 47 (A) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner, rather there is recovery of total 35 liters of
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25915 of 2021(2) dt.24-07-2021 2/3 country made liquor and 250 kg. of Java Mahua from the place of occurrence where the illegal liquor were selling. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 08.02.2021. The petitioner has got 05 criminal antecedents in same offence which is mentioned in para 3 of the bail application. Learned APP for the State opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) in the PM Cares Fund, bearing Account No.2121PM20202, IFSC Code: SBIN 0000691, SWIFT Code: SBININBB104, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, UPI ID : pmcares@sbi.
Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/ successor court in connection with Excise Case No.34C3 of 2013.
The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) in the PM Cares
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.25915 of 2021(2) dt.24-07-2021 3/3 fund; subject to the following conditions:
(i) that one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will be given an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.
(ii) that the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) amitkumar/- U T