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Dharmendra Choudhary v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC25 Jan 2022CR. MISC./39382/2021

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In a criminal miscellaneous petition for regular bail in an excise case, the Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner who was in custody since June 2021, noting the charge sheet was submitted and the trial was delayed due to the pandemic.

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Petitioner released on bail by furnishing a bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of the like amount to the Special Judge, Excise, Banka.

Dharmendra Choudhary Vs The State of Bihar — Bail and Remand | Patna HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.39382 of 2021

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-172 Year-2020 Thana- BANKA District- Banka

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DHARMENDRA CHOUDHARY Son of Late Rohin Choudhary Resident of Village- Balarpur, P.S.- Banka, District- Banka.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar

... ... Opposite Party/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Brij Nandad Prasad For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Sanjay Kumar Pandey ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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2 25-01-2022

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Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

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The petitioner seeks regular bail in connection with Special Excise Case No. 139 of 2020, arising out of Banka Police Station Case No. 172 of 2020, registered for the offences punishable under Section 30 (a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.

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The prosecution case, as per the First Information Report, is that a total quantity of 37 litres of illicit liquor has allegedly been recovered from the house of the petitioner.

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case and he is not the sole owner of the house in question, but the house, in question, belongs to a joint family, in which other family

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.39382 of 2021(2) dt.25-01-2022 2/2

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members also reside. He further submits that the petitioner is in custody since 16.06.2021 and charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner and as such, there is no likelihood that the petitioner will abscond and/or tamper with the evidence.

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Regards being had to the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties concerned and taking into consideration the materials available on record and the fact that charge sheet has already been submitted and the petitioner is in custody since 16.06.2021 and the trial is not likely to be concluded in near future dude to pandemic, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the petitioner.

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This application is, accordingly, allowed.

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Let the petitioner, above named, 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, Banka, in connection with Special Case No. 139 of 2020, arising out of Banka Police Station Case No. 172 of 2020.

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(Anil Kumar Sinha, J.)

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Prabhakar Anand/-

Dharmendra Choudhary v. The State of Bihar

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