Sukesh Singh @ Sukesh Ray v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.848 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-36 Year-2024 Thana- Karnamepur District- Bhojpur ====================================================== Sukesh Singh @ Sukesh Ray, Son of Ram Bihari Singh, Resident of VillageIshwarpura, P.S.- Karnamepur, Distt.- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Bibhakar Tiwary, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAILENDRA SINGH ORAL ORDER 19-03-2025 Heard Mr. Bibhakar Tiwary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Bishweshwar Ram, learned APP for the State.

2. Petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Karnamepur P.S. Case No. 36 of 2024 dated 30.09.2024 registered for the offence punishable under section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act.

3. The main submissions advanced by petitioner's counsel are that though the instant matter relates to the recovery of huge quantity of liquor and as per the prosecution story, 338.40 litres of Indian made foreign liquor is said to have been recovered from a Bolero vehicle but as per the FIR, the petitioner and other co-accused persons were seen riding on a motorcycle which was at a distance of 100 meters from the seized Bolero vehicle and merely on that basis as well as on the identification of the petitioner by the concerned Chawkidar, he has been made accused in the instant matter but the same is not sufficient to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.848 of 2025(4) dt.19-03-2025 2/2 implicate him in the alleged crime. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner is not said to be found in the alleged vehicle and he has no connection with the seized Bolero vehicle. Though against him there are criminal antecedent of eight cases but he is on bail in all the said cases. Learned counsel further submits that the petitioner has been languishing in jail since 11.11.2024 and against him, the investigation has been completed.

4. Learned APP for the State has opposed the bail prayer of the petitioner.

5. Considering the aforesaid submissions advanced by petitioner's counsel and mainly taking into account the completion of investigation against him, this Court is inclined to grant him the relief of bail. Accordingly, let the petitioner named above be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Court in connection with Karnamepur P.S. Case No. 36 of 2024.

(Shailendra Singh, J) annu/- U T