Bam Bam Yadav @ Ram Prakash Ray v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.47663 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2021 Thana- KOILWAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== BAM BAM YADAV @ RAM PRAKASH RAY Son of Bachu Ray @ Bacchu Yadav Resident of village - Jamira Bhojpur, P.S. - Ara Muffasil, Distt. - Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Mirityunjay Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Pradeep Narain Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 09-08-2023 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 34 of 2021 registered for the offence under Section Sections 30(a)(c) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
3. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 24.04.2023.
4. The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there is recovery of 205 litres of IMFL/country made liquor from an open place.
5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that alleged recovery of illicit liquor appears to be made from an open place, accessible by general public and, as such it can be said safely that recovery of alleged illicit liquor not appears to be
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.47663 of 2023(2) dt.09-08-2023 2/2 made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner. While concluding the argument, it has been submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and moreover, investigation of this case has been completed, for which, charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.
6. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of alleged illicit liquor appears to be made from an open place, accessible by general public coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has already submitted, where petitioner is in custody since 24.04.2023, accordingly, above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Koilwar P.S. Case No. 34 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Judge Excise Court No. 11, Bhojpur at Ara/concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437 (3) of the Cr.P.C.
(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) pooja/- U T