Ramnath Kumar @ Ramnath Sahni v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.30911 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2023 Thana- TAJPUR District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ramnath Kumar @ Ramnath Sahni, S/O- Ganeshi Sahni Village- Harpur Behindi Ps- Tajpur Dist- Samastipur ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mahendra Pratap For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Parmanand Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 41(i)(ii) of the Excise Act.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has antecedent of one case and the allegation is of recovery of 9.900 litre of liquor from an agricultural land at village- Harpur Bhindi.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is next submitted that petitioner is not the owner of the land and he came to be implicated based on suspicion because of his antecedent, when

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.30911 of 2023(2) dt.19-05-2023 2/2 admittedly, there is nothing in the investigation to directly connect him with the offence.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge Excise Court-2, Samastipur in connection with Tajpur P. S. Case No.31 of 2023, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T