Sanjay Kumar Das @ Sanjay Das v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.31577 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-49 Year-2022 Thana- CHORAUT District- Sitamarhi ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar Das @ Sanjay Das Son of Mahendra Das Resident of Village - Sakram, P.S. - Choraut, District- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 11-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State in the virtual court proceeding.

Let the defects, as pointed out by the office, be removed within four weeks of start of normal functioning of the physical court.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Recovery is of 8.250 liters of illicit foreign liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case on the basis of the disclosure made by the co-accused, namely, Ravishanker Kumar. He further submits that nothing has been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31577 of 2022(2) dt.11-11-2022 2/3 recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and the recovery has been made from the motorcycle in question. He further submits that the petitioner has no concern at all with the alleged recovery. He further submits that the he is neither the owner nor the driver of the said motorcycle in question. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner carries one more case other than the present one.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, 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 the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Choraut P.S. Case No. 49 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and with other following conditions:-

1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.31577 of 2022(2) dt.11-11-2022 3/3 court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

2. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

3. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) vanisha/- U T