Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24035/2022bail granted

Prahlad Kumar @ Prahlad Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2022-05-24Mr. Justice Anil Kumar Sinha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24035 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-139 Year-2022 Thana- AURANGABAD TOWN DistrictAurangabad ====================================================== PRAHLAD KUMAR @ PRAHLAD SINGH S/o Late Binay Singh R/o Mohalla- Club Road, Ward No. 07, Near Gate School, P.S.- Town, DistrictAurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 24-05-2022 Heard Mr. Santosh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Upendra Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Town PS Case No. 139/2022 registered for the offence punishable under Sections 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act 2018.

16.51 litres of illicit liquor has been recovered from the motorcycle as well as from the house of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not committed any offence in the manner alleged and he has got no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 16.03.2022. He next submits that the house from where

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24035 of 2022(2) dt.24-05-2022 2/2 recovery of illicit liquor has been made, is a joint family house and other family members of the petitioner also reside there. Regards being had to the submissions made by the parties and taking into consideration the material on record and the fact that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, he is in custody since 16.03.2022, the house from where recovery of illicit liquor has been made, is a joint family house and other family members of the petitioner also reside there, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

Accordingly, let the petitioner, PRAHLAD KUMAR @ PRAHLAD SINGH be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Court, Excise 1st, Aurangabad in connection with Town PS Case No. 139/2022.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) perwez U T