Bishwjit Singh @ Bishwajit Singh @ Vishwjeet Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34329 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-42 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Samastipur ====================================================== 1.

Bishwjit Singh @ Bishwajit Singh @ Vishwjeet Singh Son of Jaimal Singh Resident of Village - Dameen, P.S.- Nurpur, District - Kangra(HP) 2.

Jaimal Singh Son of Trilok Singh Resident of Village - Dameen, P.S.- Nurpur, District - Kangra(HP) ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashank Shekhar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Kumar Ranjit Ranjan, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 06-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Patori Excise P.S. Case No. 42 of 2024 dated 22.03.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 558 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner no. 2 is the registered owner of the said vehicle but the same was not being driven by

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34329 of 2024(2) dt.06-05-2024 2/2 him at the time of the alleged recovery. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 23.03.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Samastipur in connection with Patori Excise P.S. Case No. 42 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) guddukr/- U T