Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar Mahto @ Ranjeet Mahto @ Ranjit Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48995 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-234 Year-2019 Thana- ROSERA District- Samastipur ====================================================== Ranjeet Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar Mahto @ Ranjeet Mahto @ Ranjit Mahto Son of Uttam Lal Mahto @ Uttim Lal Singh Resident of Ward No. 08, Village- Virsahiya, P.S.- Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur, Bihar- 848236. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ghanshyam Choudhary, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 17-12-2021 The present petition has been taken up for consideration through the mode of Video Conferencing in view of the prevailing situation on account of Covid 19 pandemic, requiring social distancing.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Rosera P.S. Case No. 234 of 2019 instituted for the offences under Sections 272, 273 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code read with Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in custody since 07.06.2021, is a person with clean antecedent and charge-sheet has been submitted in the case.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48995 of 2021(2) dt.17-12-2021 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegation is of recovery of 748 bottles of illegal liquor from a pickup van.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot, has been falsely implicated by the villagers and has no concern with the aforesaid liquor bottles.

Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

Considering the fact that the petitioner is in custody since 07.06.2021, charge-sheet has been submitted in the case and the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Special Judge, Excise, Samastipur in connection with Rosera P.S. Case No. 234 of 2019 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 437 (3) Cr.P.C.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishi/- U T