Jitendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71034 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-738 Year-2024 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar Son of Viseswar Baitha Resident of Village- Balia, P.SAmba, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Ashok Singh, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 23-10-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.
2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a), 32(3) of the Bihar Excise Prohibition and Amendment Act, 2018.
3. Altogether 20 litres of country made liquor has been recovered from the seized Scooty. One person was apprehended on the spot and from his possession, 750 ml of foreign liquor has been recovered.
4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. No incriminating article has been recovered from
2/4 conscious physical possession of the petitioner or from his house. It is further submitted that petitioner has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is totally false and based on concocted facts. He was not apprehended on the spot. Learned counsel further submits that petitioner is not named in the FIR. During investigation, his name has been transpired in the present case being owner of the alleged Scooty, which was taken by his co-villagers on the alleged date of occurrence for bringing medicine from Amba Bazar. Petitioner had no knowledge of keeping of the said liquor in his Scooty. He has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para 3 of the bail application.
5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 5,000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna bearing Account No. 3332964762, IFSC Code: CBIN0282779, MICR Code: 800016018, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, Patna.
6. 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
3/4 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. 738 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, subject to the further conditions that
(1) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of 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) That 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 after his release in the present case and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse.
7. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna.
8. The learned Court below is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner. If it is found that the petitioner has criminal antecedent in similar nature of offence,
4/4 then the bail bond of the petitioner shall not be accepted by the learned Court below.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T