Devendra Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46735 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-58 Year-2023 Thana- SRINAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Devendra Chaudhary Son Of Sri Bishwanath Chaudhary Resident Of VillageJagdambapur, P.S. Srinagar, District- West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

THE STATE OF BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Ram Anurag Singh, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 01-08-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks bail, who is in custody since 13.05.2023 in connection with Srinagar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2023, F.I.R. dated 12.05.2023 for the offences punishable under Section 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

3. Recovery is of total 1.800 liters of foreign liquor from the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that it appears from the F.I.R. as well as seizure list that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession or the house of the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46735 of 2023(2) dt.01-08-2023 2/3 petitioner rather the recovery has been made from the motorcycle in question. He further submits that petitioner has no concern at all with the alleged recovery of illicit liquor and motorcycle in question. He further submits that there is noncompliance with mandatory procedure prescribed for recovery under Section 100 of Cr.P.C. and the petitioner is in custody since 13.05.2023.

5. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, petitioner has clean antecedent and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Exclusive Special Judge, Excise, West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Srinagar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2023, subject to the following conditions:-

1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46735 of 2023(2) dt.01-08-2023 3/3 as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

2. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

3. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) mdrashid/- U T