Anand Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48533 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-487 Year-2023 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Lakhisarai ====================================================== Anand Kumar Son Of Raj Kumar Ram Resident Of Village- Gidhour Nawada, Ps- Gidhour, Dist- Jamui ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr.Manoj Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr.Ramesh Chandra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 08-08-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove defect (s), as pointed out by the office, if any, within a period of four weeks on resumption of physical mode.
2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.
3. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 487C2 of 2023 dated 09.05.2023 registered for the offence punishable u/s 30(a) and 56(2)(ii) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
4. As per the prosecution case, total 85.500 litres of English wine was recovered from the secret box of the tempo.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48533 of 2023(2) dt.08-08-2023 2/2 that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. 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 10.05.2023.
6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.
7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, 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, Lakhisarai in connection with Excise P.S. Case No. 487C2 of 2023.
8. The application stands allowed.
(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) atul/- U T