The High Court at Patna granted regular bail to the petitioner, Ranjit Sharma, in a prosecution case regarding alleged liquor possession under IPC 414 and the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, conditional on furnishing a bail bond with sureties.
Enlargement on bail with a bond of Rs.10,000 and two sureties of the like amount.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.6222 of 2022
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-324 Year-2021 Thana- SONBERSA District- Sitamarhi
======================================================
RANJIT SHARMA S/o Yogi Resident of Village - Mehsaul Ward No. 07, P.S. - Mehsaul, District - Sitamarhi.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar
... ... Opposite Party/s
====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Virendra Kumar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Mritunjay Kumar Nirala, APP ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER
2 19-04-2022 Heard learned counsel for the parties.
The petitioner has preferred this application for grant
of regular bail in a case registered under section 414 of the Indian Penal Code and section 30(a) of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016.
As per the prosecution case, 261 litres of Nepali Saufi wine was recovered from the car wherein the petitioner was an occupant.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no incriminating article has been recovered from his possession and he has been falsely implicated in the case under a misunderstanding. He has no concern with the seized liquor nor with the car in question from which it was seized. He is in custody since 20.11.2021 and has no criminal antecedent.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.6222 of 2022(2) dt.19-04-2022 2/2
Chargesheet has been submitted in the case.
Heard learned A.P.P. for the State.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration the facts of the case specially the petitioner not having any criminal antecedent and chargesheet having been submitted in the case, the Court directs the petitioner to be enlarged on bail in connection with Sonbarsa P.S. Case no.324 of 2021 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/ (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Exclusive Special Excise Court I, Sitamarhi.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
Saurabh/-
U T
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should be enlarged on bail in case no.324 of 2021 PS.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ranjit Sharma
The State of Bihar
Partha Sarthy
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
