Pankaj Rai @ Pankaj Kumar Rai v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.63115 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-346 Year-2020 Thana- DESARI District- Vaishali ====================================================== 1.

PANKAJ RAI @ PANKAJ KUMAR RAI Son of Karu Rai Resident of Village - Nayaganj 28 Tola @ Naya Gaon @ Mohammadpur - Muradpur, P.S.- Desari, District - Vaishali.

2.

Ravi Rai @ Ravi Kumar Rai Son of Karu Rai Resident of Village - Nayaganj 28 Tola @ Naya Gaon @ Mohammadpur - Muradpur, P.S.- Desari, District - Vaishali.

... ... Petitioners.

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mrs. Renuka Ratnakar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 25-03-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual Court proceedings. Learned counsel for the petitioners undertakes to remove the defects within four weeks. In the eventuality of nonremoval of defects within undertaken period, the office will place the matter before the Bench.

The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2018. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that no incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioners rather 100

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63115 of 2021(2) dt.25-03-2022 2/3 liters of country made liquor is said to have been recovered from a tube of a truck. They have no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. They have been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of their enemy. The place of recovery is an isolated place and easily accessible to anyone.

Petitioners are agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 30,000.00 (Rupees Thirty Thousand) in the account of Bihar Kishore Nyay Nidhi, bearing Saving Bank Account No.35094613009, IFSC Code: SBIN0000153, State Bank of India, Patna Secretariat Sinchai Bhawan Branch, Patna, Branch Code 153.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioners, be released on bail, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Desari P.S. Case No.346 of 2020, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C., subject to the further conditions

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.63115 of 2021(2) dt.25-03-2022 3/3 that

(1) One of the bailors will be their own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

(2) The petitioners shall not indulge themselves in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial. The bail bond of the petitioners shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.30,000.00 (Rupees Thirty Thousand) in the account of Bihar Kishore Nyay Nidhi.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) Trivedi/- U T