Pintu Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.563 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2022 Thana- CHANDI District- Bhojpur ====================================================== PINTU SINGH S/o Muni Yadad R/o Village- Salempur, P.S.- Chandi, DisttBhojpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Prabhat Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Md. Mushtaque Alam, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH KUMAR VERMA ORAL ORDER 16-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

Petitioner seeks bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 30(a)/36 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.

Recovery is of total 100 litres of illicit liquor. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has clean antecedent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case. He further submits that nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession or the house of the petitioner, rather the recovery has been made from the bank of the river. He further submits that the name of the petitioner has been transpired on the basis of the disclosure made by the local Chaukidar and there is non-compliance with

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.563 of 2023(3) dt.16-03-2023 2/3 mandatory procedure prescribed for recovery under Section 100 of Cr.P.C. He further submits that the police after investigation submitted the charge sheet against the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 05.12.2022.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, petitioner has clean antecedent and nothing has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending in connection with Chandi P.S. Case No. 31 of 2022, subject to the following conditions:-

1. Petitioner shall co-operate in the trial and shall be properly represented on each and every date fixed by the court and shall remain physically present as directed by the court and on his absence on two consecutive dates without sufficient reason, his bail bond shall be cancelled by the Court below.

2. If the petitioner tampers with the evidence or the witnesses, in that case, the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.563 of 2023(3) dt.16-03-2023 3/3 prosecution will be at liberty to move for cancellation of bail.

3. And further condition that the court below shall verify the criminal antecedent of the petitioner and in case at any stage it is found that the petitioner has concealed his criminal antecedent, the court below shall take step for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. However, the acceptance of bail bonds in terms of the above-mentioned order shall not be delayed for purpose of or in the name of verification.

(Rajesh Kumar Verma, J) Saurabhkrsinha/ Alok/- U T