Pradeep Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32344 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-123 Year-2018 Thana- LAUKAHI District- Madhubani ====================================================== PRADEEP KUMAR SAH Son of Arun Sah Resident of Village - Kakardom, P.S.- Laukahi, District - Madhubani.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ravi Prakash For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Anant Kumar-1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 17-12-2021 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 within four weeks. In the eventuality of nonremoval of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 272 & 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 and Section 25 (1-b)a, 26 & 35 of the Arms 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 180

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32344 of 2021(2) dt.17-12-2021 2/3 liters of illegal liquor is said to have been recovered from three different motorcycles. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. He has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of confessional statement of apprehended person. There is no nothing on record to indicate the complicity of the petitioner barring the confessional statement of the apprehended person which has no evidentiary value in the eye of law. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.20,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32344 of 2021(2) dt.17-12-2021 3/3 connection with Laukahi P.S. Case No. 123 of 2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that

(1) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(2) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.20,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T