Patna High CourtCR. MISC./41541/2024bail granted

Sunil Chaudhary @ Sunil Choudhari v. The State Of Bihar

2024-06-19Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.41541 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-277 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Jamui ====================================================== Sunil Chaudhary @ Sunil Choudhari S/O Late Visheshwar Chaudhari R/O Village- Baladih, P.S- Sikandra, Distt.- Jamui. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Sangeeta Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-06-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with JAM (Excise) P.S. Case No. 277/2024 dated 16.03.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 30(a) and 37 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 15 litres of illicit country-made liquor was recovered from the plastic gallon and the petitioner was also found drunk.

4. 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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.41541 of 2024(2) dt.19-06-2024 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner is accused in five other criminal cases and he is on bail in all the aforesaid cases as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 17.03.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. 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, Jamui in connection with JAM (Excise) P.S. Case No. 277/2024, with the condition:- (i). The petitioner is directed to remain physically present before the learned Court below on each and every date, failing which on two consecutive dates without reasonable cause, the bail bonds of the petitioner is liable to be cancelled.

7. The application stands allowed.

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