Mukesh Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58886 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-648 Year-2022 Thana- ARARIA District- Araria ====================================================== MUKESH KUMAR SINGH Son of Sri Niranjan Singh @ Niranjan Mahaldar R/V- Jaynagar Ward No. 13, P.S- Mansahi, Dist- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Amit Kumar Anand, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Rajiv Nayan, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 04-01-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

Recovery is of total 337.50 liters of illicit liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that the recovery has been made from the vehicle in question and not from petitioner's possession. He further submits that petitioner has no concern at all with the alleged recovery of illicit liquor. The petitioner is in custody since 30.07.2022.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58886 of 2022(2) dt.04-01-2023 2/3 vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner and submits that petitioner carries one criminal antecedent other than the present one.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten 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 Araria (Bairgachhi) P.S. Case No. 648 of 2022, subject to the following conditions:-

1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

2. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

3. And further condition that the court

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58886 of 2022(2) dt.04-01-2023 3/3 below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) mdrashid/- U T