Patna High CourtCR. MISC./35221/2023bail granted

Santosh Kumar Sah@ Santosh Sah @ Santosh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2023-05-25Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.35221 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-198 Year-2022 Thana- KURSAILA District- Katihar ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Sah@ Santosh Sah @ Santosh Kumar Son Of Billo Sah Resident Of Village- Balthi Maheshpur, Ps- Kursela, Distt- Katihar ... ... Petitioner

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Rajendra Singh, 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 Kursela P.S Case No. 198 of 2022 dated 14.10.2022 registered for the offence punishable u/s 30 (a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Act. As per the prosecution case, total 97.5 liters of illicit foreign liquor has been recovered from the swift car. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.35221 of 2023(2) dt.25-05-2023 2/2 case. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.04.2023.

Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the 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, Katihar in connection with Kursela P.S Case No. 198 of 2022.

The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Atul/- U