Patna High CourtCR. MISC./49311/2024allowed

Sannu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-10Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49311 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-115 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== 1.

Sannu Singh, aged about 24 years,Male, S/O Pandab Singh R/O Sikarpur, P.S- Masalia, Distt.- Dumka (Jharkhand) 2.

Prasenjit Das, aged about 22 years, Male, S/O Subhash Chandra Das R/O Masalia, P.S- Masalia, Distt.- Dumka (Jharkhand) ... ... Petitioners

Versus

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

For the Petitioners :

Mr. Diwakar Upadhyaya, Advocate For the Opposite Party :

Mr. Md. Nazir Ansari, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

2. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise (Sadar) P.S Case No. 115 of 2024 dated 07.02.2024 registered for the offence punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 878.400 litres of foreign liquor was recovered from the bolero pick-up.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. Petitioners are the driver and the codriver of the said vehicle. Nothing has been recovered from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.49311 of 2024(2) dt.10-07-2024 2/2 possession of the petitioners. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 09.02.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Bhagalpur, in connection with Excise (Sadar) P.S Case No. 115 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/amanU T