Raju Kumar @ Raju Kumar Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.62107 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-121 Year-2024 Thana- RAMNAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Raju Kumar @ Raju Kumar Mahto Son of Late Sunil Mahato Resident of Village - Dhangar Toli, Ram Nagar, Ward No. 4, P.S. - Ram Nagar, District - West Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.V ijay Kr Singh No. 1, Adv For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 04-09-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State.

2. The petitioner has preferred this application for grant of regular bail in connection with Ram Nagar P.S. Case No. 121 of 2024 dated 24.03.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a), 30(b) 30(c)/34(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 26 litres of illicit country made chulai liquor and liquor making apparatus were recovered from the house of the petitioner and 1000 litres solution was also destroyed at the place of occurrence.

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.62107 of 2024(2) dt.04-09-2024 2/2 this case. The recovery has been made from the joint house of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted bail by this court vide order dated 27.08.2024 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 60947 of 2024. The petitioner has two antecedents as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 13.05.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and the period of custody, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court concerned, West Champaran in connection with Ram Nagar P.S. Case No. 121 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Jyoti/- U T