Nepali Singh @ Ukesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.87526 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-473 Year-2024 Thana- UDWANTNAGAR District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Nepali Singh @ Ukesh Singh son of Badha Singh village- Asni, Ps- Udwantnagar, Dist- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Akash Kumar Mishra, Adv.
For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Kanhiya Kishor, APP.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 08-01-2025 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, 2018.
3. Altogether 79 litres of country made liquor has been recovered near a pond.
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 possession of the petitioner or from his house. He has no concern either with the seized liquor or the place of recovery or any trade of liquor. The allegation levelled against the petitioner is totally false and based on concocted facts. He
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87526 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 2/3 was not apprehended on the spot. His name has been transpired in the present case merely on suspicion. He has four criminal antecedents of similar nature of offence as mentioned in para 3 of the bail application.
5. Petitioner is agreed to deposit a sum of Rs. 25,000.00 (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) in the account of Lawyers' Association Welfare Benevolent Fund, bearing Account No. 7801893276, IFSC Code: IDIB000L501, Indian Bank, LNMI Branch, Bailey Road, Patna.
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 Udwantnagar P.S. Case No. 473 of 2024, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the B.N.S.S., 2023, 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
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.87526 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 3/3 the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner.
(2) That 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 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.
7. 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 Lawyers' Association Welfare Benevolent Fund.
(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) divyanshi/- U T