Indrajeet Kumar @ Indrajit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48790 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-92 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Saran ====================================================== Indrajeet Kumar @ Indrajit Kumar Son of Madan Mahto Resident of Mohalla - Ratanpur, Ojha Toli, Police Station - Bhagwan Bazar, District - Saran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mili Kumari, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 10-07-2024 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 Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 92 of 2024 dated 10.04.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a), 32(3) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 40 litres of illicit country made liquor was recovered from the Toto.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48790 of 2024(2) dt.10-07-2024 2/2 recovery. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 11.04.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner is the driver of the said seized vehicle at the time of the alleged recovery.

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, Saran, in connection with Sadar Excise P.S. Case No. 92 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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