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Patna High CourtCR. MISC./57/2023allowed

Soniya @ Sonam v. The State Of Bihar

2023-01-20Mr. Justice Anjani Kumar Sharan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.57 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-242 Year-2021 Thana- ARARIA District- Araria ====================================================== 1.

Soniya @ Sonam D/O Ibrahim R/O Vill.- Gaiyari, Ward No. 13, P.S. And Distt.- Araria 2.

Begum Wife Of Khaja @ Ismail R/O Vill.- Gaiyari, Ward No. 13, P.S. And Distt.- Araria ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Mukesh Kumar Rana For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Dr. Kumar Uday Pratap ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 20-01-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned APP for the State.

The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are innocent and have been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioners rather 14.700 liters of cough syrup is said to have been recovered from the place of occurrence. He submits that the petitioners have been made accused in this case on the basis of suspicion. He further submits that petitioners have no criminal antecedent as stated in para-3 of the bail application.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57 of 2023(2) dt.20-01-2023 2/3 Petitioners are agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) each in the PM Cares Fund, bearing Account No. 2121PM20202, IFSC Code: SBIN 0000691, SWIFT Code: SBININBB104, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, UPI ID: pmcares@sbi.

Considering the facts and circumstance of the case, let the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each 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 Araria P.S. Case No. 242 of 2021, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C., with further conditions:

(1) that one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioners, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to who he is related with the petitioners. He will also undertake to inform the court if there is any change in the address of the petitioners.

(II) that the bailor shall also stated on affidavit that he will inform the Court concerned if the petitioners are implicated

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.57 of 2023(2) dt.20-01-2023 3/3 in any other case of similar nature after their 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.

The bail bond of the petitioners shall be accepted by the learned Court below on showing receipt of the aforesaid amount in the account of PM Cares Fund.

(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) devendra/- U T