Mister Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.38166 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-297 Year-2022 Thana- SHERGHATI District- Gaya ====================================================== MISTER KUMAR Son of Naresh Prasad @ Dinesh Prasad @ Ganesh Prasad Resident of Village-Ghaghri, P.S.-Sherghati, District-Gaya. At present Village-Chainpur, P.S.-Sherghati, District-Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prakash Chandra Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 20-08-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 297 of 2022 registered for the offence under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 16.04.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 309.78 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from the alleged vehicle.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the driver of the alleged Bolero from where illicit liquor was recovered and nothing recovered

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.38166 of 2022(2) dt.20-08-2022 2/2 during the course of investigation, which may connect the petitioner with present case and, as such, it cannot be said to be recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent. While concluding the argument, it has been submitted that investigation has been completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of illicit liquor was not made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Sherghati P.S. Case No. 297 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court of Exclusive Special Excise Court No.-2, Gaya/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437 (3) of the Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) pooja/- U T