Patna High CourtCR. MISC./65987/2024bail granted

Ranjeet Thakur @ Tunmun v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-11Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.65987 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-298 Year-2024 Thana- CHIRAIYA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Ranjeet Thakur @ Tunmun Son of Dineshwar Thakur @ Dinesh Thakur Resident of Village- Mahuawa, P.S.- Chiraiya, District- East Champaran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Madhurendra Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Pramod Kumar Pandey, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-09-2024 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 Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 298 of 2024 dated 16.07.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/ss 25(1-b)a, 26 of the Arms Act and u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 17.1 litres of illicit Nepali country made liquor was recovered behind the house of the co-accused, Meghnath Prasad @ Bhim and a loaded country made katta was also recovered from his house.

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.65987 of 2024(2) dt.11-09-2024 2/2 this case. The petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. The name of the petitioner has sprung up in the confessional statement of the co-accused, Meghnath Prasad. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery rather the recovery has been made from the co-accused, Meghnath Prasad. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 17.07.2024.

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 period of custody, the petitioner abovenamed, 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, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Chiraiya P.S. Case No. 298 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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