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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./41452/2021allowed

Rajesh Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

2022-01-22Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41452 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-154 Year-2019 Thana- NAYA RAM NAGAR District- Munger ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Gupta Son of Rajendra Prasad Sah Resident of Village Chhoti Keshopur, P.S. Jamalpur, District - Munger.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Deep Nishi, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Laxmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 22-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State through virtual court proceeding.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects within three weeks. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a)/32 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Altogether 157 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the vehicle. It is alleged that petitioner and other accused persons fled away from the spot. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41452 of 2021(2) dt.22-01-2022 2/3 case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner. He submits that petitioner is owner of the said vehicle and he gives the vehicle on rent. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 20,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the Bihar Kishore Nyay Nidhi, Apna Ghar, Near Lalit Bhawan, Bailey Road Patna, bearing Saving Account No. 35094613009, State Bank of India, Branch Name Patna Secretariat Sinchai Bhawan, Branch Code- 153, IFSC Code-SBIN0000153.

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged 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 Naya Ramnagar P.S. Case No. 154 of 2019, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C., subject to the conditions:

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41452 of 2021(2) dt.22-01-2022 3/3 the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to who 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.

(II) that the bailor shall also stated 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 the aforesaid amount in the Bihar Kishore Nyay Nidhi, Patna. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T