Bishnu Marandi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.68108 of 2022 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-97 Year-2021 Thana- PURAINI District- Madhepura ====================================================== BISHNU MARANDI S/o Barka Marandi @ Barka Mardi R/o VillageBadlaka ta, P.S.- Bidhan Nagar, Distt- Darjiling(West Bengal). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Uday Chand Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms.Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 24-12-2022 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. Let the defect(s), if any, be removed within a period of four weeks from today.

The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Puraini P.S. Case No. 97 of 2021 registered for the offence under Sections 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018. The accused/petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 22.06.2021.

The allegation against the petitioner is to be engaged in illegal trading/manufacturing of illicit liquor, where, there was recovery of 721.875 litres of IMFL/country made liquor. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that as petitioner is a cleaner of alleged vehicle from

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68108 of 2022(2) dt.24-12-2022 2/3 where alleged illicit liquor was recovered, where nothging surfaced during the course of investigation, which may suggest that petitioner was under knowledge to carry the consignment of illicit liquor. It is submitted that admittedly, recovery of alleged illicit liquor was not made from the conscious physical possession of this petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent. While concluding the argument, it is submitted that investigation of this case is complete, where charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tempering with the evidence.

Learned APP, opposes the prayer of bail.

In view of the facts and circumstances as mentioned above, as recovery of illicit liquor not appears to be made from the conscious physical possession of the petitioner, who is a man of clean antecedent coupled with the fact that charge-sheet has been submitted, let the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Puraini P.S. Case No. 97 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-IV-cumSpecial Judge Excise Act-Iind, Madhepura/concerned Court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 437(3) of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.68108 of 2022(2) dt.24-12-2022 3/3 the Cr.P.C with further condition:

"That Accused/Petitioner shall cooperate in the trial and shall be physically present on each and every date before the learned Trial Court till conclusion of the trial and exemption from physical appearance be allowed by the learned Trial Court, only on medical ground of the petitioner duly supported by the documents."

(Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) pooja/- U T