Vishwanath Sah @ Bishnath Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.26661 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-120 Year-2023 Thana- CHACKMEHSI District- Samastipur ====================================================== Vishwanath Sah @ Bishnath Sah Son Of Late Munni Lal Sah Resident Of Village- Saidpur Bareba Tol, Ps- Chakmehsi, Dist- Samastipur, ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raja Ram Mishra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anant Kumar 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL KUMAR PANWAR ORAL ORDER 26-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioner has prayed for regular bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 419, 420, 467, 468 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 63 and 65 of the Copyright Act, 1957.

3. The allegation against the petitioner along with other is that they engaged in the business of selling duplicate salt of Tata Company and upon raid total 220 packets of Salt(each one is of 1kg) have been recovered.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. He has falsely been implicated in this case. No any duplicate salt has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.26661 of 2024(2) dt.26-04-2024 2/2 He has no concern with the duplicate salt. A statement has been made in para-3 of this petition that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. Similarly situated other co-accused person has already been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 10.01.2024 in Cr. Misc. No. 85811 of 2023. Moreover, the petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 12.02.2024.

5. Learned APP appearing for the state has opposed the prayer of regular bail.

6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as custody of the petitioner, this court is inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. The above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Chakmehsi P.S. Case No. 120 of 2023 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned J.M. Ist Class, Samastipur. (Sunil Kumar Panwar, J) Shubham/- U T