Pintu Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42471 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-140 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pintu Kumar S/O Virchandra Ray R/O Village- Diwantok, Ps. Gangabridge, Dist. Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mrityunjay Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anant Kumar 1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner rather 100 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from the Indigo Car. Petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. Petitioner is the owner of the said car. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-3 of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42471 of 2023(2) dt.04-08-2023 2/3 this application.

4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.20,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Thousand) in the account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Excise Case No. (C2A) 140 of 2018, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that:

(1) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(2) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42471 of 2023(2) dt.04-08-2023 3/3 aforesaid amount in the account of Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T