Md Imran Ansari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.18316 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-582 Year-2021 Thana- BIHAR District- Nalanda ====================================================== MD IMRAN ANSARI S/o Md. Islam Ansari R/o Mohalla- Azadnagar Bhandhari dih, P.S.- Pchanwa, District- Giridih, Jharkhand. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ravindra Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Nitya Nand Tiwary ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 08-07-2022 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 Bihar P.S. Case No. 582 of 2021 registered for the offence under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and 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 03.09.2021.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trade of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 723 litres of illicit liquor.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18316 of 2022(2) dt.08-07-2022 2/3 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is a driver of the alleged pickup van from where recovery of illicit liquor was alleged to be made. It has been submitted that nothing surfaced during course of investigation, which may suggest that the petitioner was under knowledge of consignment of illicit liquor. It has further been submitted that petitioner 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 the petitioner is a driver of alleged vehicle.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as alleged recovery has not been made from conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Bihar P.S. Case No. 582 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.18316 of 2022(2) dt.08-07-2022 3/3 each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise-1st, Biharsharif, Nalanda, 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 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 Md. Adil, who is the brother-in-law (Sarhu) of the petitioner and deponent of the present bail petition."

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