Suresh Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4934 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-98 Year-2020 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Khagaria ====================================================== SURESH SINGH SON OF LATE UCHIT NARAYAN SINGH resident of village - Kurwan, P.S.- Beldour, Distt- Khagaria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar Agrawal For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 26-03-2021 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

The petitioner is in custody since 09.10.2020 in connection with Excise Case No. 98c3/2020 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

As per the prosecution case, total 58.125 liters of foreign liquor has been recovered from the half constructed house of the petitioner.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It is further submitted that the alleged recovery has been made from the half constructed house which is accessible to general public. Chargesheet has already been submitted in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4934 of 2021(2) dt.26-03-2021 2/2 this case. Petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and he is in custody since 09.10.2020.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances and that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the petitioner, coupled with the fact that petitioner has got clean antecedent, the bail petition of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner above named be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-2 cum Special Judge, Excise Act, Khagaria, in connection with Excise Case No. 98c3/2020, subject to 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 on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail-bonds shall be cancelled by the Court below.

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

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Saif/- U T