Ranjit Kumar @ Sarajug Kumar @ Saryug Kumar @ Saryug Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.21654 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-378 Year-2019 Thana- BHELDI District- Saran ====================================================== RANJIT KUMAR @ SARAJUG KUMAR @ SARYUG KUMAR @ SARYUG SINGH S/o Jhaman Singh @ Arjun Singh Resident of VillageJogani Parsa, P.S.- Bheldi, Distt- Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Satya Prakash For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.A.G.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 06-07-2020 The present petition has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of COVID-19 Pandemic, requiring social distancing.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Anita Kumari Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Bheldi P.S. Case No. 378 of 2019 for the offence punishable under Sections 30, 30(a), 38 (I) (ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

The allegation is regarding recovery of 78.36 litres of illicit liquor from the room of the co-accused person namely Uday Kumar and it is alleged that the petitioner had kept the said illicit liquor in the said room.

The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.21654 of 2020(2) dt.06-07-2020 2/2 the petitioner is innocent, he has been falsely implicated in the present case and is languishing in custody since 04.03.2020. It is further submitted that the petitioner is having a clean antecedent inasmuch as he is accused in only one another case in which he is on bail. Lastly, it is submitted that no recovery of illicit liquor has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Per contra, the learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail.

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 fact that no recovery of illicit liquor has been made either from the conscious possession of the petitioner or from his house, I deem it fit and proper to direct for release of the petitioner on regular bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge Excise, Saran at Chapra in connection with Bheldi P.S. Case No. 378 of 2019. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U T