Vijay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.3817 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-830 Year-2023 Thana- Excise P.S. District- Aurangabad ====================================================== Vijay Kumar Singh Son of Jugal Kishor Singh @ Jugal singh Resident of village Rachhol Umga Near Govt School PS madanpur District Aurangabad Bihar ... ... Petitioner/s

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Binod Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Narendra Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 01-02-2024 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 u/s 30 (a), 32(1) and 32(3) of Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

3. Altogether 18.64 liters of foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from the tempo of the petitioner. The driver of the said tempo was apprehended on the spot.

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 the conscious physical possession of the petitioner. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or any trade of liquor. He has been falsely

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3817 of 2024(2) dt.01-02-2024 2/3 implicated in this case at the instance of his enemy. He was not apprehended on the spot and his name transpired in the case only on the basis that the petitioner is the owner of the said vehicle but the petitioner had given the same to one Nitish Kumar for earning on the basis of daily wages. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent.

5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs.5000.00 (Rupees Five Thousand) in the account of Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, bearing Account No.3332964762, IFSC Code: CBIN0282779, MICR Code: 800016018, Central Bank of India, Chitkohra Branch.

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 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 Aurangabad Excise P.S. Case No.830 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C, with the following conditions:

(i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.3817 of 2024(2) dt.01-02-2024 3/3 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.

(ii) 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 and thereafter the Court below will be at liberty to initiate proceeding for cancellation of anticipatory 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 aforesaid amount in the Mahavir Cancer Sansthan.

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