Sumit Kumar Singh @ Sumit Kumar @ Chandan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42719 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-116 Year-2017 Thana- BYPASS District- Patna ====================================================== Sumit Kumar Singh @ Sumit Kumar @ Chandan Kumar Son Of Umesh Prasad Singh Resident Of Village - Mahua Singh Ray, P.S. - Mahua, Distt. - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vasant Vikas For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Sanjay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 11-07-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the allegation is of recovery of 4437 litres of liquor from a truck. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is next submitted that the name of the petitioner transpired during course of investigation by way of secret information. It is next submitted

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42719 of 2023(2) dt.11-07-2023 2/2 that petitioner is not the owner of the truck and learned counsel at the cost of repetition submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Court of Excise, Patna City, Patna in connection with By-Pass P. S. Case No.116 of 2017, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T