Ram Lagan Nishad @ Ram Lakhan Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21685 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2020 Thana- KHAJEKALA District- Patna ====================================================== RAM LAGAN NISHAD @ RAM LAKHAN CHAUDHARY SON OF DASHRATH NISHAD R/O MOHALLA- DIWAN, NAUJAR GHAT, P.S.- KHAJEKALA, DISTRICT- PATNA ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anil Chandra For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bishweshwar Ram ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 14-06-2022 Let the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, be removed within a period of four weeks from today. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Special Case No. 3543 of 2020 arising out of Khajekala P.S. Case No. 154/2020 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

As per prosecution case, the informant got secret information that petitioner and co-accused Shambhu Roy have been concealing country made mahua liquor at Naujar Ghat bushes and informant along with team reached there and after

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21685 of 2022(2) dt.14-06-2022 2/3 seeing the police party petitioner and co-accused fled away. As per seizure list, 200 litre country made wine was recovered from the said place.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is in custody since 29.08.2021 and bears no criminal antecedent. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from possession of the petitioner and petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence nor he escaped from the place of occurrence. The petitioner denied the allegation made against him.

The learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as period of custody and keeping in view clean antecedent of petitioner and also taking into consideration the material available on record, let the petitioner above named be released on bail, after framing of charge, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, Excise, Patna in connection with Special Case No. 3543 of 2020 arising out of Khajekala P.S. Case No. 154/2020, subject to following conditions:-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21685 of 2022(2) dt.14-06-2022 3/3 (i) One of the bailor shall be either father or mother or sister or brother or wife or the person who sworn the affidavit in bail application.

(ii) Petitioner will co-operate in trial and will remain present on all dates and absence for two consecutive dates would be a ground for cancellation of bail by the learned Trial court itself.

(iii) If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

(Alok Kumar Pandey, J) shahzad/- U T