Sikandar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36536 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-54 Year-2015 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Khagaria ====================================================== SIKANDAR CHAUDHARY Son of Laxman Chaudhary Resident of Vill. - Jalkaura, P.S. - Khagaria (Gangaur), District - Khagaria. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ram Sumiran Rai, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Dilip Kumar No.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-09-2021 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, as pointed out by the office, within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceeding. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 47 A of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

30 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the room of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36536 of 2021(2) dt.04-09-2021 2/3 that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is not specific rather general and omnibus in nature. The house of the petitioner is inhabited by his several family members and he had no knowledge of keeping of the said liquor in the house. Petitioner has one criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 12.03.2021.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the PM Cares fund, bearing Account No.2121PM20202, IFSC Code: SBIN 0000691, SWIFT Code: SBININBB104, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, UPI ID : pmcares@sbi.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Excise Case No. 54C3 of 2015, subject to the following conditions:

(1) that one of the bailors will be a close relative of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36536 of 2021(2) dt.04-09-2021 3/3 the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(2) that the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the PM Cares fund. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T