Bhola Sah @ Bhola Saw v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.36655 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-52 Year-2024 Thana- BHORE District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Bhola Sah @ Bhola Saw Son Of Supan Sah @ Supan Saw Vill-Didarganj, Police Station-Didarganj, District-Patna.

2.

Pankaj Kumar Son Of Naresh Ray Vill-Didarganj, Police Station-Didarganj, District-Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jay Ram Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Mohammed Arif, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 14-05-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Bhore P.S. Case No. 52/2024 dated 28.02.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/ss 30(a) and 41(1) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 777.6 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the truck and total 864 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the another truck.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.36655 of 2024(2) dt.14-05-2024 2/2 implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner no. 1 has clean antecedent whereas the petitioner no. 2 is accused in two other criminal cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 29.02.2024.

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, Gopalganj, in connection with Bhore P.S. Case No. 52/2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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