Dorjee Phuntso Khrime v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34278 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-33 Year-2021 Thana- NADI P.S. District- Patna ====================================================== DORJEE PHUNTSO KHRIME S/O NIMA TSERING KHIRME R/O E-41, Zoo Road, P.S. Chimpu, Itanagar, Dist.-Papumpare, Arunachal Pradesh ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shivanand Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pushpa Sinha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP KUMAR ORAL ORDER 23-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

This application, for grant of regular bail, arises out of Nadi Police Station Case No. 33 of 2021, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a), 36 and 41 (i) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018.

It is alleged that 4412 litres of illicit foreign liquor has been recovered from the truck of the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 19.04.2023 and he has six criminal antecedents.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in this case.

Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34278 of 2023(2) dt.23-05-2023 2/3 the petitioner has offered to pay Rs. 75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five thousand) in Ramkrishna Mission, Patna without accepting his guilt.

Considering the fact and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, named above, 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 learned Court of Exclusive Special Court of Excise, Patna City, in connection with Nadi Police Station Case No. 33 of 2021. The petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs. 75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five thousand) as has been offered by him, in the Ram Krishna Mission Sevashrama, Patna and will produce the receipt of the same at the time of furnishing the bail bonds in the Court below. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted only after he produces the receipt of Rs.

75,000/ (Rupees Seventy Five thousand only) issued by the Ram Krishna Mission, Patna and after verification of the genuineness of the said receipt from concerned Ram Krishna Mission, Patna. Since the petitioner is from Arunachal Pradesh, the Court below is directed to verify the recent address of the petitioner before releasing him and one of the bilaors should be blood relative of the petitioner and he shall be released on bail.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34278 of 2023(2) dt.23-05-2023 3/3 The verification process shall be initiated by Court below just after the communication of the copy of this order to the Court below.

(Sandeep Kumar, J) sanjeev/- U T