Patna High CourtCR. MISC./48400/2024bail granted

Ravi Kumar Biswas v. The State Of Bihar

2024-07-09Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48400 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-16 Year-2024 Thana- RAUTA District- Purnia ====================================================== Ravi Kumar Biswas S/O Shankar Lal Bishwas R/O Gehuwan, P.S- Jalalgarh, Distt.- Purnea.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Praveen Kumar Agrawal, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Iftekhar Mahmood, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-07-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Routa P.S. Case No. 16 of 2024 dated 24.01.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 360.930 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered from the XUV Car.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioner is the owner of the said vehicle but the same was not being driven by him at the time of the alleged recovery. Further it is submitted that on 30.12.2023 the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48400 of 2024(2) dt.09-07-2024 2/2 petitioner has entered into an agreement with the Sujit Kumar Mahto for selling the said seized vehicle but the vehicle was not transferred. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has one criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 12.06.2024.

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

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Purnea, in connection with Routa P.S. Case No. 16 of 2024

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Jyoti/- U T