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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56606 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-339 Year-2022 Thana- MAHUA District- Vaishali ====================================================== Mahesh Singh @ Mahesh Kumar Singh, Son Of Brahamdeo Singh Resident Of Village- Mahua Singh Rai, P.S.- Mahua, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/S

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajesh Roy For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Akbar Ali ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 04-11-2022 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State through video conferencing. The petitioner seeks bail in anticipation of his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of the Excise Act, 2018.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and the allegation is of recovery of 1134 litres of liquor from a Bolero pick-up vehicle.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot, as such, nothing was recovered from his conscious possession. It is next submitted that petitioner is neither the owner, nor the driver of the alleged vehicle and he came to be implicated based on secret

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56606 of 2022(2) dt.04-11-2022 2/2 information which is the easiest way to implicate an innocent person when admittedly petitioner is a person with clean antecedent.

Learned A.P.P. opposes the bail application.

Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner, above-named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail-bonds in the sum of Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Mahua P. S. Case No.339 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C.

The application stands allowed.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) vikash/- U T