Sani Kumar @ Sanni Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.71264 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-248 Year-2024 Thana- KHAJANCHI HAT District- Purnia ====================================================== Sani Kumar @ Sanni Kumar Son of Paltu Prasad Singh Resident of Village - Orlaha, P.S.- Barhara Kothi, District - Purnea ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Suresh Prasad Singh ====================================================== 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) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Act, 2016.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner rather 11.625 litres of foreign liquor is said to have recovered from the motorcycle. He submits that the petitioner has been made accused in the present case due to dirty local politics at the instance of his enemies. He further submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71264 of 2024(2) dt.23-10-2024 2/3
4. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees Five Thousand) in Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, bearing Account No.3332964762, IFSC Code: CBIN0282779, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch, Patna.
5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that there is nothing recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, 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 eight 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 the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with K.Hat P.S. Case No.248 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.71264 of 2024(2) dt.23-10-2024 3/3 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.
6. The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna.
7. However, the learned Court below is directed to verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner before accepting the bail bonds. If it is found that the petitioner is involved in any other case prior to the present case his bail bonds shall not be accepted.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) anand/- U T