Sumit Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55692 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-233 Year-2024 Thana- TARAIYA District- Saran ====================================================== Sumit Kumar Son of Laldeo Singh @ Laldev Singh Resident of Village - Belhari, P.S.- Taraiya, District - Saran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjit Kumar Thakur For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Lakshmi Kant Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 02-08-2024 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is seeking regular bail in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 233 of 2024 for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per allegation, on a secret information, the informant along with police personnel reached the place of occurrence. The accused persons including the petitioner tried to flee away after seeing the police party, but was apprehended. On search, 54.900 liters of illicit foreign liquor from the motorcycle of the petitioner.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55692 of 2024(2) dt.02-08-2024 2/2 this case. He has further submitted that nothing was recovered from possession of the petitioner. He has also submitted that the petitioner neither the owner nor the driver of the seized vehicle. The petitioner is a person of clean antecedent and is under custody since 09.06.2024.

5. On the other hand, the learned APP has opposed the prayer for bail.

6. Considering the above-mentioned facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above-named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand rupees) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 3rd Exclusive Special Excise Court, Saran at Chapra in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 233 of 2024, subject to the following conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall cooperate in the disposal of trial and make himself available as and when required by the court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Nirmal/- U T