Patna High CourtCR. MISC./68402/2024bail granted

Bankar Tatma @ Bankar Kumar Tatma @ Bankar v. The State Of Bihar

2024-09-24Mr. Justice Chandra Prakash Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68402 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-117 Year-2024 Thana- SIKTI District- Araria ====================================================== Bankar Tatma @ Bankar Kumar Tatma @ Bankar S/o- Nunulal Tatma @ Nunulal Sharma Village- Chahatpur Palasi Ward No.7, P.S. Palasi DistrictAraria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Mrigendra Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 24-09-2024 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 Sikti P.S. Case No. 117 of 2024 dated 29.07.2024 registered for the offences punishable u/s 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, total 143.7 litres of illicit Nepali country made liquor was recovered from the motorcycle.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. The motorcycle does not belong to the petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged recovery.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68402 of 2024(2) dt.24-09-2024 2/2 The petitioner has two criminal antecedents in which he is on bail as stated in para 3 of the bail petition. The petitioner is in custody since 29.07.2024.

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, Araria in connection with Sikti P.S. Case No. 117 of 2024.

7. The application stands allowed.

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