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Sujit Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC2 Dec 2022CR. MISC./58707/2022

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In Criminal Miscellaneous No.58707 of 2022, the Patna High Court granted bail to the petitioner. He was accused under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act after foreign liquor was recovered from the spot but not from his conscious possession. The court imposed a monetary deposit and specific conditions.

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Petitioner enlarged on bail on furnishing a bond of Rs. 25,000 with two sureties of like amount to the Special Excise Court.

Sujit Kumar Singh Vs The State of Bihar — Anticipatory Bail | Patna HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.58707 of 2022

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Arising Out of PS. Case No.-87 Year-2022 Thana- JAMOBAZAR District- Siwan

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SUJIT KUMAR SINGH S/O NARESH SINGH @ RAM NARESH SINGH Resident of village- Bajitpur, P.S.- Goriakothi, District- Siwan.

... ... Petitioner/s

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The State of Bihar BIHAR ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Arbind Kumar Singh For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Upendra Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER

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... ... Opposite Party/s

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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APP for the State through virtual court proceedings.

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The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.

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51.840 litres of foreign liquor has been recovered from the spot. The petitioner is said to have fled away from the place of occurrence.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as stated in paragraph-3 of the bail application. Nearby people disclosed the name of the petitioner. It is further submitted that there is no recovery from the

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58707 of 2022(2) dt.02-12-2022 2/3

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conscious possession of the petitioner.

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Petitioner is agree to deposit a sum of Rs. 20,000/(rupees twenty thousand) in the Patna High Court Legal Services Committee, Patna, bearing Account No.1413010060836, IFSC Code: PUNB0141320, Punjab National Bank, Bar Council Branch, Patna.

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Taking into consideration the fact that there is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner, let petitioner, above named, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Excise Court-I, Siwan in connection with Jamobazar P.S. Case No.87 of 2022, subject to the conditions laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as subject to the further conditions that:

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(i) One of the bailors will be his own blood relative, preferably, father, mother, brother, sister and/or his wife.

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(ii) The petitioner shall not indulge himself in any similar offence till conclusion of the trial.

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The bail bond of the petitioner shall be accepted by

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Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.58707 of 2022(2) dt.02-12-2022 3/3

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the learned court below on showing receipt of deposit of the aforesaid amount in the Patna High Court Legal Services

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Committee, Patna.

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(Anjani Kumar Sharan, J)

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Sanjay/-

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Sujit Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar

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