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

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.67781 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-207 Year-2022 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- Vaishali ====================================================== KUMOD KUMAR SINGH @ KUMOD SINGH @ KUMOD KUMAR Son of Ram Bala Singh @ Ram Balak Singh R/v- Majlispur, Mathurapur, Ward No.- 4, P.S.- Bidupur, District- Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Shyam Bihari Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 16-01-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State through virtual Court proceedings. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable u/s 30 (a), 32(I), 32(3), 41(I), 41(2) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Altogether 1500 kg of bhang powder liquor is said to have been recovered from a vehicle.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. He has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. He was not

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67781 of 2022(3) dt.16-01-2023 2/3 apprehended on the spot and his name transpired in the case only on the basis that he is owner of the vehicle. He submits that even according to the informant, the seized materials belongs to one Satyendra Rai. He further submits that the apprehended coaccused has been granted regular bail by this Court. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) in the PM Cares fund, bearing Account No.2121PM20202, IFSC Code: SBIN 0000691, SWIFT Code: SBININBB104, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, UPI ID : pmcares@sbi.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Court below, where the case is pending/Successor court, in connection with Excise P.S. Case No.207 of 2022, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, with the following conditions:

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

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.67781 of 2022(3) dt.16-01-2023 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 aforesaid in the PM Cares fund.

The personal appearance of the I.O namely, Hare Ram, is hereby dispensed off.

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