Santosh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.18575 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-23 Year-2018 Thana- MAKER District- Saran ====================================================== Santosh Kumar Singh, Son of Shambhu Singh, Resident of VillageDadanpur, P.S.- Maker, District Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Dewendra Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Smt. Pushpa Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH CHANDRA JAISWAL ORAL ORDER 26-04-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Maker P.S. Case no. 23 of 2018 registered under Sections 188, 272, 273, 308 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30, 30(a), 41 and 47 of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act-2016.

90 lts. of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the Bolero vehicle parked in front of the house of the petitioner while 126 lts. of foreign liquor from the open land located in front of his house.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern either

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18575 of 2018(3) dt.26-04-2018 2/2 with the seized liquor or with the vehicle in question or with the place of recovery. He had no knowledge of keeping the said liquor in the aforesaid place. He has been falsely implicated in the case at the instance of his enemy. He has no criminal antecedent. He has been languishing in custody since 27.02.2018.

In the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 6th Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Saran at Chapra in connection with Maker P.S. Case no. 23 of 2018. (Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, J) rohit/- U T