Ranjeet Prasad @ Ranjeet Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.53330 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-318 Year-2022 Thana- BASANTPUR District- Siwan ====================================================== Ranjeet Prasad @ Ranjeet Kumar, Son Of Chandrama Prasad, R/O VillageUsari, Haraypur, P.S.- Basantpur, Dist.- Siwan ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Bijay Prakash Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Bishweshwar Ram, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 23-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

Let the defect (s), as pointed out by the office, be removed within a period of four weeks.

In the present case, the petitioner seeks bail in connection with Basantpur P.S. Case No. 318 of 2022 registered for the alleged offences under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

As per prosecution case, recovery of 241.920 litres of India made foreign liquor was made from a white coloured Scorpio vehicle. 4-5 persons tried to escape from the vehicle and two of them were apprehended. Petitioner is stated to be one of the escaped persons.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53330 of 2022(2) dt.23-11-2022 2/3 petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. The petitioner was not apprehended from the spot and nothing incriminating has been recovered from his conscious possession. The petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the seized vehicle and he has no concern with the allegedly seized articles. The petitioner is in custody since 05.08.2022 and the charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. Learned APP opposes the prayer for bail.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances and submissions made on behalf of the parties and considering the fact that the petitioner was not apprehended from the spot and no recovery has been shown from him and further considering the period of custody of the petitioner along with submission of charge-sheet, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 20,000/- (twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Exclusive Special Excise Court No.1, Siwan in connection with Basantpur P.S. Case No. 318 of 2022, subject to the conditions mentioned in Section 437(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and also the following conditions : (i) One of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.53330 of 2022(2) dt.23-11-2022 3/3 (ii) The petitioner will remain present on each and every date fixed by the court below.

(iii) In case of absence on three consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, the bail bond of the petitioner will be liable to be cancelled by the court concerned.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) balmukund/- U T