Patna High CourtCR. MISC./27328/2023bail granted

Keshu Singh @ Kishu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2023-05-17Mr. Justice Shailendra Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.27328 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-292 Year-2018 Thana- SAHPUR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Keshu Singh @ Kishu Singh Son of Shivjee Singh Resident of village - Holi Chapra, P.S.- Shahpur, District - Bhojpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tarkeshwar Nath Thakur, APP.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 17-05-2023

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Shahpur (Karnampur) P.S. Case No. 292 of 2018 dated 14.09.2018 registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. The main submissions advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner are that the instant matter relates to the recovery of 1800 litres of country made foreign liquor and as per the seizure list, the alleged liquor is stated to have been recovered from the garden of village Dalan Chhapra Mathia and the said recovery was made before police personnel, who have been made witnesses of the search and seizure of the alleged liquor and the petitioner was arrested on suspicion and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.27328 of 2023(2) dt.17-05-2023 2/2 he has fair and clean antecedent and has been languishing in jail since 24.02.2023 and against him, the investigation has been completed.

4. Per Contra, the learned APP for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail and submitted that the petitioner was arrested at the spot of recovery and other coaccused persons indulged in smuggling of the alleged liquor.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into account the materials available on record and also the completion of investigation against the petitioner, I deem it fit and proper to admit the petitioner to the privilege of bail.

6. Accordingly, let the petitioner named-above be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Court concerned in connection with Shahpur (Karnampur) P.S. Case No. 292 of 2018.

(Shailendra Singh, J) annu/- U T