Sonu Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.64194 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-142 Year-2022 Thana- LAKHNAUR District- Madhubani ====================================================== SONU KUMAR SINGH S/O Sushil Kumar Singh R/O village- Gunakarpur Ward No 15, P.S- Lakhanpur, District- Madhubani ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ratanakar Jha For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shaheen Begum ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 09-12-2022 Heard the parties through virtual court proceedings. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 272, 273/34 of the Indian Penal Code and 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Altogether 188.625 liters of foreign liquor has been recovered from a tempo. The driver of the said tempo was apprehended on the spot and he disclosed the name of the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is quite innocent and has not committed any offence as alleged in the FIR. Petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemies. His name transpired in this case on the basis of statement of apprehended person. The petitioner

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64194 of 2022(2) dt.09-12-2022 2/3 was neither apprehended on the spot nor any incriminating article has been recovered from his conscious physical possession. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. He has no concern with the alleged place of recovery or from the tempo. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as also mentioned in para-3 of the bail application. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.25,000.00/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, named above, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Lakhnaur P.S. Case No.142 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, as also the following conditions.

(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.64194 of 2022(2) dt.09-12-2022 3/3 the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. He will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.

(2) The bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of anticipatory bail on the ground of misuse.

The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of Rs.25,000.00/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T