Raju Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36585 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-518 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Muzaffarpur ====================================================== RAJU KUMAR SON OF RAMAKANT RAY Resident of Village - Malkauni @ Mankauli, Kurhani, Police Station - Fakuli, District - Muzaffarpur ... ... Petitioner/s
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THE STATE OF BIHAR BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ S.K.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 26-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016 (Amendment Act 2018/22).
3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 5.250 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from a weed in front of the house of the petitioner. Petitioner 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.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36585 of 2024(2) dt.26-06-2024 2/3 The place of recovery is an open place and easily accessible to anyone. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. There is violation of Section 100 Cr.P.C. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of this application.
4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, bearing Account No.3332964762, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, IFSC Code :CBIN0282779 (fifth character is zero), MICR Code :800016018.
5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 518 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that (i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36585 of 2024(2) dt.26-06-2024 3/3 (ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.
6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan and also after verifying the criminal antecedent of the petitioner. If it is found that petitioner has criminal antecedent of similar nature of the offence in that situation the bail bond of the petitioner shall not be accepted.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T