Ranjit Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.48924 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2023 Thana- GOPALPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== 1.

Ranjit Singh Son Of Late Brij Bihari Singh Resident Of Village - Bhimpur, P.S. - Badhariya, District - Siwan 2.

Seraj Khan @ Tuntun Son Of Firoj Khan Resident Of Village - Jadopipra, P.S. - Hathua, District - Gopalganj ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr.Md. Anbzarul Haque Sahara, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-08-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioners 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 petitioners and learned APP for the State.

3. The petitioners have preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 121 of 2023 dated 18.06.2023 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

4. As per the prosecution case, the petitioners were apprehended with a Bolero vehicle from which 510 litres of illicit foreign liquor was recovered. It is further alleged that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.48924 of 2023(2) dt.04-08-2023 2/2 petitioners were engaged in doing illegal business of liquor.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are innocent and have falsely been implicated in this case. The petitioners are not the owner of the seized vehicle. It is further submitted that the petitioners have no concern with the alleged recovery. The petitioners have clean antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioners are in custody since 20.06.2023.

6. Learned A.P.P. for the State has opposed the bail petition of the petitioners.

7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the period of custody, the petitioners above-named, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, Gopalganj in connection with Gopalpur P.S. Case No. 121 of 2023.

8. The application stands allowed.

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