Ajay Singh @ Ajay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.51226 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-36 Year-2022 Thana- DINARA District- Rohtas ====================================================== Ajay Singh @ Ajay Kumar Singh Son of Late Ram Niwas Singh Resident of Village - Maruan, P.O. and P.S.- Dinara, District - Rohtas ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

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

Mr. Navin Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 11-10-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Dinara P.S. Case No. 36 of 2022 registered for the offence under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 31.03.2022.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there was recovery of 75.96 litres of illicit IMFL/country made liquor. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the recovery of alleged illicit liquor was made from the house of the petitioner which is jointly occupied by other family

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.51226 of 2022(2) dt.11-10-2022 2/2 members and as such it cannot be said that recovery of illicit liquor was made from conscious physical possession of this petitioner. It is further submitted that compliance of Section 100(4) of Cr.P.C. was not made in present case. It is further submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and moreover, investigation of this case has been completed, where charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence. Learned APP, opposes the prayer of bail.

Considering the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of illicit liquor not appears from conscious physical possession of this petitioner coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Dinara P.S. Case No. 36 of 2022 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2nd Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Exclusive Special Excise Court-1, Rohtas at Sasaram/concerned Court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of the Cr.P.C. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Archana/- U T