Sonu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27107 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-73 Year-2020 Thana- MALI District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Sonu Kumar Son Of Balkeshwar Singh @ Jokar Singh @ Jokar Resident Of Village- Bariyawan, P.S.- Mali, District- Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Dr. Indiwar Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 24-07-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. 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 resumption of normal court proceeding. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Mali P.S. Case No. 73 of 2020 (G.R. No. 586/2020) registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 192 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from Maruti Car near the house of Lalan

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27107 of 2021(2) dt.24-07-2021 2/3 Singh. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. He submits that from bare perusal of the FIR it is crystal clear that alleged recovery is from open field which is easily outgress and ingress for general people. He further submits that merely on suspicion this very petitioner is being dragged out in this false case. Petitioner is said to have been associate in the present case. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-3 of the present petition and has been languishing in custody since 02.02.2021.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 10,000 (Rupees Ten 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.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of case, let the above named petitioner, be released 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 learned court below where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Mali P.S. Case No. 73 of 2020 (G.R. No. 586/2020) subject to following conditions:

(1) One of the bailors will be own close relative of the petitioner who will give on affidavit genealogy as to how he is relative to petitioner. The bailor will also undertake to inform the court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

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(2) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the court concerned if the petitioner is made accused 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 the proceeding for cancellation of bail on ground of misuse. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) in the PM Cares fund.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) GAURAV S./- U T