Krishna Nandan Singh @ Krishnanand Singh @ Bhola Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.34344 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-457 Year-2022 Thana- RAJAPAKAR District- Vaishali ====================================================== KRISHNA NANDAN SINGH @ KRISHNANAND SINGH @ BHOLA SINGH, son of Late Prabhu Singh Village- Harpur Mukunda Ps- Rajapakar Dist- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mrs.Rupa Kumari, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Rita Verma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-05-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case No. 457 of 2022 dated 30.12.2022 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. As per the prosecution case, 16.770 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the poultry farm of the petitioner. On seeing the police, the petitioner fled away from the place of occurrence. The petitioner was identified by local

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.34344 of 2023(2) dt.25-05-2023 2/2 villagers.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has got three criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.03.2023.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail petition of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Rajapakar P.S. Case No. 457 of 2022.

The application stands allowed.

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