Pramod Rai @ Pramod Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57330 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2020 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Pramod Rai @ Pramod Ray Son of Satrudhan Rai Resident of Village - Singhara Ram Ray, P.S.- Mahua, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Ms. Rina Sinha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Tapeshwar Sharma, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 31-01-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State in Virtual Court proceeding.

Let the defects, as pointed out by the office, be removed within four weeks of start of normal functioning of the physical court.

Petitioner seeks bail in connection with Rail Mahua P.S. Case No. 97 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a), 32(ii), 34(ii), 38(ii), 41(i) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

According to prosecution case, on search being made in presence of witnesses total 34.560 liters foreign liquor was recovered from the hey store and total 619.506 liters foreign liquor was recovered from the cowshed of Pramod Rai.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57330 of 2021(2) dt.31-01-2022 2/3 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from conscious possession of the petitioner, rather the recovery has been made from the Cowshed (open place). The petitioner is in custody since 02.07.2021.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor opposed the prayer for bail, submitting that petitioner carries one criminal antecedent.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, 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 Additional Sessions Judge-II-cum-Excise Court, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 97 of 2020, 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 as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57330 of 2021(2) dt.31-01-2022 3/3 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