The criminal miscellaneous application for regular bail was heard. The High Court allowed the bail, directing the petitioner to furnish bonds with two sureties and agree to cooperate in the trial.
Released on bail bonds of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties to the Special Judge, Excise Act, Gaya.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.49530 of 2021
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-50 Year-2021 Thana- ATRI District- Gaya
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Awadhesh Yadav, Son of Ramnandan Yadav @ Bhui Yadav, Resident of Village- Bhawani Bigha, P.S.- Mahkar, District- Gaya. ... Petitioner/s Versus
The State of Bihar ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Syed Asgher Najmi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Sharda Kumari, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER
6 24-06-2022
Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to make necessary correction in para.1 and prayer portion of this application.
Permission is accorded.
Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to remove the defect(s), as pointed out by the office, within a period of four weeks from today.
Heard Mr. Syed Ashger Najmi, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
The petitioner seeks regular bail, who is in custody in connection with Atri P.S. Case No. 50 of 2021, for the offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 325, 307, 332, 333, 353, 427, 272, 273 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 30(a)(d) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2018.
As per prosecution case, it is alleged that the police on a secret information raided the village Hussaina Bigha and
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found that a large scale country made liquor was manufacturing there. It is further alleged that on search being made 15 litters country made liquor along with 2500 litters liquid of Mahua, Jaggery and other utensils used for manufacturing wine were recovered. It is further alleged that while making arrest of this petitioner, the local people started pelting stones over the police party due to which some of them sustained injuries.
It is submitted on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioner that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place and the same does not belong to the petitioner. It is also submitted that the seizure list has not been prepared as per the procedure prescribed under the provision of Criminal Procedure Code, inasmuch as this petitioner is in custody since 27.05.2021 and moreover the investigation of the crime has already been completed and charge-sheet has been submitted. It is lastly submitted that in this case, the antecedent report of the petitioner was called for and from the report it appears that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.
On the other hand, learned APP for the State opposes the bail application and submits that the petitioner has been apprehended from the place, where the illegal wine was being manufactured.
Having considered the submissions made on behalf of the parties and taking into consideration the fact that the alleged recovery has been made from an open place accessible to all and
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moreover, this petitioner is in custody since 27.05.2021 having no criminal antecedent, though the investigation of the crime has already been concluded and charge-sheet has already been submitted in this case and his presence is not required for interrogation, let the petitioner, named above, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge-II-cumSpecial Judge, Excise Act, Gaya in connection with Atri P.S. Case No. 50 of 2021, subject to the condition that one of the bailors will be the close relatives of the petitioner with further conditions which are as follows:-
(i) The petitioner will cooperate in conclusion of the
trial.
(ii) He will remain present on each and every date of trial till disposal of the case.
(iii) He will not try to tamper with the evidence or intimidate the witnesses to delay the disposal of trial.
(iv) In the event of default of two consecutive dates without any cogent reason, his bail bonds will liable to be cancelled.
(Harish Kumar, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is eligible for bail given the charges under criminal and prohibition laws.
Whether the antecedent report and openness of the place of recovery favor granting bail.
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AWADHESH YADAV
STATE OF BIHAR
HARISH KUMAR
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