Saroj Kumar @ Saraoj Sonar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.42472 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-63 Year-2022 Thana- RAJPUR District- Rohtas ====================================================== SAROJ KUMAR @ SARAOJ SONAR Son of Ramji Sonar Resident of village - Rajpur Ward No.- 11, P.S.- Rajpur, District - Rohtas Sasaram. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Chhote Lal Mishra, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bharat Lal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 27-08-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No. 63 of 2022 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 23.05.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 135 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from the motorcycle.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that recovery of illicit liquor was made from jointly

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.42472 of 2022(2) dt.27-08-2022 2/2 occupied motorcycle and, as such, it cannot be said that same was recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. It is also submitted that petitioner is not connected in any manner with the alleged motorcycle. It has been submitted that investigation is complete, where charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

Learned APP, opposes the prayer of bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of illicit liquor has not been made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Rajpur P.S. Case No. 63 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Sasaram, I/c 13th Special Judge Excise, Rohtas at Sasaram/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) pooja/- U T