Patna High CourtCR. MISC./39585/2023bail granted

Paltan Mahto @ Paltan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2023-07-05Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39585 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2022 Thana- BHAGWANPUR District- Begusarai ====================================================== PALTAN MAHTO @ PALTAN KUMAR S/O DALAI MAHTO @ DHALAY MAHTO R/O Vill. Kabiya Banauli (Kabiya Basotol), PS. Bhagwanpur, Dist. Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Arjun Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs.Pushpa Sinha.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-07-2023 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 Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 116 of 2022 dated 18.6.2022 registered for the offence punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act. As per the prosecution case, 168.840 litres of liquor is alleged to have recovered from the house of the petitioner. 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.39585 of 2023(2) dt.05-07-2023 2/2 case merely on the basis of suspicion. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioner has got clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 27.4.2023. 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, Begusarai in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S. Case No. 116 of 2022.

The application stands allowed.

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