Patna High CourtCR. MISC./72729/2024bail granted

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

2024-10-07Mr. Justice Satyavrat Verma2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72729 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-192 Year-2023 Thana- VISHAMBHARPUR District- Gopalganj ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Singh @ Sunil Singh Son of Late Pursen Singh Resident of Village- Salehpur, P.S.- Vishambharpur, District- Gopalganj. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Adesh Raj Singh For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 07-10-2024

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 30(a) and 41 of the Bihar Excise Act.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has antecedent of six cases and allegation is of recovery of 306.00 liters of liquor from a sugarcane field of Ramjeet Singh.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was not arrested from the spot as such nothing was recovered from his conscious possession and even the alleged recovery is from a place which does not belong to the petitioner and is accessible to public at large. It is further submitted that

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72729 of 2024(2) dt.07-10-2024 2/2 once an accused is implicated in a case relating to excise, the police starts implicating mechanically and at times to save the real culprits. It is also submitted that petitioner is in custody since 31.07.2024.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner.

6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner above-named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/successor court in connection with Vishambharpur P.S. Case No. 192 of 2023.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Rishabh/- U T