Pramod Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.37399 of 2020 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-112 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Rohtas ====================================================== PRAMOD KUMAR son of Narendra Kumar @ Narendra Singh Resident of Village- Amara or Amari, Ward No. 01, P.S.- Sasaram (Muffasil), DistrictRohtas at Sasaram. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Babu Nandan Prasad For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 02-02-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to remove the defects, as pointed out by the office, within four weeks of resumption of normal court proceeding. In the eventuality of non-removal of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

466.560 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from a Tata 407 vehicle.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37399 of 2020(2) dt.02-02-2021 2/3 that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. He has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. The petitioner happens to be driver of the vehicle in question and he had no knowledge of keeping of the said liquor in the vehicle. He was plying the vehicle at the instruction of his owner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent and has been languishing in custody since 30.07.2020.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees Ten Thousand) in the PM Cares fund, bearing Account No.2121PM20202, IFSC Code: SBIN 0000691, SWIFT Code: SBININBB104, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, UPI ID : pmcares@sbi.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge Excise, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Excise Case No. 112 of 2020.

The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.37399 of 2020(2) dt.02-02-2021 3/3 the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.10,000.00 (Rupees Ten Thousand) in the PM Cares fund. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T