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Santosh Kumar v. the State of Bihar

Patna HC11 Jun 2020CR. MISC./11287/2020

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What is this about?

Single Judge oral order granting anticipatory bail to petitioner Santosh Kumar in a liquor smuggling case. Bail allowed as liquor was recovered from a motorcycle not belonging to the petitioner and no illicit liquor was found in his possession.

What did the court decide?

Application for anticipatory bail allowed. Petitioner to be released on bail upon arrest if he furnishes a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of the like amount.

Santosh Kumar Vs the State of Bihar — Narcotics (NDPS) | Patna HC (2020)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.11287 of 2020

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-636 Year-2019 Thana- BAHADURPUR District- Darbhanga

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SANTOSH KUMAR Son of Late Jawahar Jha Resident of Village/MohallahRampur Madan, P.S.- Bahadurpur, District- Darbhanga (Bihar).

... ... Petitioner/s

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THE STATE OF BIHAR

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Vinay Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Pawan Kumar Chaurasia ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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2 11-06-2020

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Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State, through Video Conferencing.

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This application for grant of anticipatory bail arises out of Bahadurpur Police Station Case No. 636 of 2019, disclosing offence under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

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The allegation against the petitioner, as per the First Information Report, is that the police, on secret information that the petitioner was going to deliver illicit liquor, intercepted the motorcycle of the petitioner, but the petitioner fled away leaving behind his motorcycle. Upon search, the police recovered 1.875 litres of illicit liquor from the dickey of the said motorcycle.

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11287 of 2020(2) dt.11-06-2020 2/3

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case inasmuch as the motorcycle from which the illicit liquor has been recovered does not belong to him and statement to this effect has been made in paragraph 8 of this application. He further submits that no illicit liquor has been recovered from the conscious possession or the vehicle belonging to the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

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After having heard learned Counsel for the parties concerned and taking into consideration the fact that the petitioner is not the owner of the motorcycle in question and the illicit liquor has not been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner, I am inclined to grant the petitioner privilege of anticipatory bail.

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This application is, accordingly, allowed.

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Let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2^nd Additional Sessions Judge -cum- Special Judge, Excise Act, Darbhanga, in

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.11287 of 2020(2) dt.11-06-2020 3/3

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connection with Bahadurpur Police Station Case No. 636 of 2019, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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It is made clear that at the time of furnishing bail bonds, all the parties shall follow the guidelines regarding social distancing.

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(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.)

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Prabhakar Anand/-

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Santosh Kumar v. the State of Bihar

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