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Umid Kumar Singh @ Ummid Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC25 Jan 2019CR. MISC./3486/2019

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In a bail application regarding an excise offence, the Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner after considering his clean antecedents. The order specified conditions for the bail bond. No precedent was cited.

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The petitioner is released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each, subject to conditions including a close relative as a bailor.

Umid Kumar Singh @ Ummid Kumar Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Bail and Remand | Patna HC (2019)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3486 of 2019

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-577 Year-2018 Thana- GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMP. District- East Champaran

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====================================================== UMID KUMAR SINGH @ UMMID KUMAR SINGH, son of Nandu Singh @ Indu Singh, Resident of village- Thanwo Ram, P.S- Dhaka, District- East Champaran ... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Ansul, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Ms Asha Kumari, APP ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER

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2 25-01-2019

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the

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learned counsel appearing for the State.

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The petitioner is languishing in judicial custody since 17.10.2018 in connection with Excise Case No. 577 of 2018 for the offence alleged under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

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The prosecution case, as lodged by the Sashastra Seema Bal officials, is that petitioner was found to be carrying in his motorcycle 54 liters of Nepali Saufi wine. Accordingly, a seizure list was prepared.

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It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he is innocent, bears no criminal history and has been languishing in judicial custody since more than three months. He, further, submits that nothing has been recovered from his conscious possession, he was just a villager of the

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3486 of 2019(2) dt.25-01-2019 2/2

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border village and has been falsely implicated in the aforesaid case. Petitioner undertakes not to induce witnesses or tamper with the evidence.

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However, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State opposes the prayer for bail.

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Considering the facts and circumstances and that the petitioner has a clean antecedent, let the petitioner, above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/(rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Excise Case No. 577 of 2018 to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, East Champaran at Motihari, subject to the condition that one of the bailors would be a close relative of the petitioner having sufficient immovable property, who will file an affidavit stating his relationship with the petitioner.

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(Nilu Agrawal, J)

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Shamshad/-

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