Bharat Kumar @ Bharat Ram v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37127 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-208 Year-2022 Thana- BARUN District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Bharat Kumar @ Bharat Ram Son of Laxman Ram R/O Village- Janpur, P.S.- Barun, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Humayou Ahmad Khan, 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 Barun P.S. Case No. 208 of 2022 registered for the offence under Sections 341, 323, 324 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 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 01.06.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 25 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from an open place.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37127 of 2022(2) dt.20-08-2022 2/2 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that recovery of illicit liquor is made from the open place like road side and not from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. It is submitted that investigation is complete, where charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

Learned APP, while opposing the prayer of bail, fairly conceded that the recovery of illicit liquor was made from the roadside, as per seizure list.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of illicit liquor has not been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner 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 Barun P.S. Case No. 208 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 Special Judge, Excise I, Aurangabad/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) pooja/- U T