Patna High CourtCR. MISC./24139/2022bail granted

Mukesh Kumar Sah v. The State Of Bihar

2022-05-20Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.24139 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2022 Thana- RAGHOPUR District- Supaul ====================================================== MUKESH KUMAR SAH SON OF SURESH PRASAD SAH R/O - TRIVENIGANJ BAZAR, P.S.- TRIVENIGANJ, DISTRICT- SUPAUL ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Jai Narain Thakur, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 20-05-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through the virtual Court proceedings. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks after complete start of the physical Court. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 38(i) and 41(i) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. Allegation is of total recovery of 1991.520 litres of liquor from the vehicles as detailed in the FIR. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 04.03.2022, charge-sheet has been submitted and has antecedent of four cases. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner had taken lift in the vehicle and, as such, was not aware what was kept in the vehicles. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.24139 of 2022(2) dt.20-05-2022 2/2 prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 04.03.2022 and charge-sheet has been submitted, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Raghopur P.S. Case No. 87 of 2022.

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